Overview
- Four adult siblings — Frank, Dominic, Marie‑Nicole, and Aldo Cascio — filed a federal complaint in Los Angeles on Feb. 27 alleging Jackson groomed and sexually abused them over more than a decade starting in childhood.
- The suit names The Michael Jackson Company and estate co‑executors John Branca and John McClain, asserting claims including child sex trafficking, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, negligent hiring, and fraud.
- The filing details alleged abuse during interstate and international travel and at multiple locations, including Neverland Ranch, Elizabeth Taylor’s home in Switzerland, Elton John’s residence in the United Kingdom, and stops linked to the Dangerous and HIStory tours.
- The plaintiffs say Jackson and his network used gifts, access, drugs, alcohol, and pornography to isolate and exploit them, and they seek a jury trial with compensatory and punitive damages.
- The estate has denied the allegations; attorney Marty Singer called the case a money grab and cited the family’s past public defenses of Jackson and prior multimillion‑dollar demands, while the siblings are also attempting to void earlier settlement agreements they say silenced them.