Four siblings who claim to be part of Michael Jackson's so-called 'secret family' have come forward with disturbing allegations of sexual abuse and grooming by the late pop star. In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia that aired Sunday night, the Cascio siblings detailed a pattern of manipulation and abuse that they say spanned over 25 years.
Allegations of Grooming and Abuse
The siblings, Eddie, Aldo, Dominic, and Marie-Nicole Cascio, filed a lawsuit in February alleging that Jackson was a predator who abused them at the homes of late actress Elizabeth Taylor and pop star Elton John. According to the siblings, Jackson gained their family's trust with lavish gifts and then supplied them with drugs and alcohol before subjecting them to sexual abuse.
Dominic Cascio, the siblings' father, met Jackson in the 1980s in New York. The family soon became part of Jackson's inner circle, spending holidays at Neverland Ranch and traveling the world with him. But the siblings say the trips and gifts were a facade for the abuse that followed.
Specific Claims
Eddie Cascio, now 43, said he met Jackson at age two and that Jackson would take the four siblings on luxurious world trips on his private jet. He claimed Jackson started molesting him when he was 11 during the 1993 Dangerous tour. Several siblings said Jackson had them participate in a game called 'Booty Rumble,' where he would rub his genitals against them.
Another disturbing claim has Jackson drinking the children's urine, saying, 'This is how much I love you.' Marie-Nicole alleged Jackson would make her undress and would look at her and masturbate while she did so. The siblings also claimed that Jackson gave them prescription drugs and alcohol at a young age, including 'Jesus juice' (wine) and 'Disney juice' (hard liquor).
'He gave me Xanax and Vicodin at 11 years old and told me I'd be floating and I would love it,' Marie-Nicole alleged.
The siblings also claim Jackson intimidated them by training them in how to speak to their parents and police so they would think nothing abnormal was happening.
Jackson Estate Response
Marty Singer, a lawyer for the Jackson estate, dismissed the allegations as a 'money grab.' He noted that the claims come more than 15 years after Jackson's death, meaning there is no risk of being sued for defamation. 'Sadly, in death just as in life, Jackson's talents and success continue to make him a target,' Singer said.
The Cascio siblings maintain that Jackson was a manipulative predator who deceived the world with his public persona. 'He's a monster, he's evil, what he did was evil. And he's tricked the whole world to think he's this innocent, perfect human being, and he's not,' Dominic Cascio told 60 Minutes Australia.
