The newly released footage, which shows officers walking past life-sized mannequins of characters like Superman and Lara Croft, gives an insight into Jackson’s life six years before his death.
A SIGNED photograph of Macaulay Culkin, stuffed animals and n**ed photos were found hidden in a closet kept closed with three locks in Michael Jackson’s Neverland mansion during a police raid, new footage has revealed.
The secret closet was hidden at the back of the King of Pop’s bedroom and found during the raid of the home in November 2003, involving 70 members of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department.
The newly released footage, which shows officers walking past life-sized mannequins of characters like Superman and Lara Croft, gives an insight into Jackson’s life six years before his death.
Officers found a signed photo of the Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin at Michael Jackson’s house during a raid in 2003 where they unearthed a collection of photos of n**ed children
An alarming number of dolls were found throughout the home, including porcelain and lifesize ones, as police made their way through Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch
The newly released footage shows toys are scattered throughout the house with the items including Disney merchandise and racing cars
Police said the items found in Jackson’s home could be used to groom a child, lowering the victim’s inhibitions before they were molested
Within the closet, which was behind a hidden panel behind his clothes wardrobe, memorabilia including stuffed animals and games, and n**ed photos were found while a photograph of Macaulay Culkin was complete with an autograph and message saying: “Don’t leave me alone in the house”.
The bizarre collection was just some of the items found in the home, with Disney merchandise, racing cars and dolls also found during the raid.
Michael Jackson was found dead inside his Holmby Hills home in 2009 more than five years after the police raid
Jackson admitted he took one child after another into bed with him for long periods of time
Photographs of n**ed boys were found in the King of Pop’s bathroom during the raid with a hidden cupboard kept closed with three locks found
The Neverland home was filled with games as well as dukeboxes and lifesize dolls
The newly released footage shows a life-sized Lara Croft doll while officers walk up the stairs of the mansion
A giant Superman is spotted during the footage of the police raid, which involved 70 members of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department
A police report after the raid further claimed there were more than half a dozen collections of work that showed boys in their teen years and even younger, fully nude or partially clothed.
Descriptions of the house and its peculiar contents were detailed in court papers at the time after claims were made by a young boy that the singer had sexually abused him on multiple occasions.
The collection of photographs included Taormina Wilhelm Von Gloeden, which was described in court as “Nude photos of teenage boys from late 1800s.”
An arrest warrant for the King of Pop was issued during the investigations with Jackson turning himself into police when he returned to California.
During the video of the raid, officers can be heard discussing where to go throughout the home.
While outside, one addresses the other officers, saying: “All the people that you find, secure them and tell them to come back to the main house and we’ll sit them down.”
The police report and court papers were first released by Radar Online, with one of the investigating officers reportedly telling them: “The documents exposed Jackson as a manipulative, drug-and-sex-crazed predator who used blood, gore, sexually explicit images of animal sacrifice and perverse adult sex acts to bend children to his will.”
‘PURE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TORN DOWN
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris has slammed the release of the police footage showing authorities enacting a search warrant on her popstar father’s home.
In a series of Tweets, the young woman wrote: “The most pure people are always torn down.. It will continue to be proven that my beloved dad has always been and forever will be innocent.”
She also tweeted a photo of MJ sticking up his index finger and licking it.
The 18-year-old, who recently slammed critics who had condemned her for not writing a Father’s Day message, urged people not to buy into the negativity around her father.
Paris Jackson leapt to her father’s defence after the footage of his Neverland ranch was released
Court papers said the documents exposed Jackson as a “manipulative, drug-and-sex-crazed- predator” who bent children to his will
One of the collections of images found in the home were described in court papers as “nude photos of teenage boys from late 1800s”
The images found in the home included those of child torture as well as adult and child nudity
The newly released footage showed police taking a brown paper bag from the home as they discussed the items they had found in the home
Authorities used a drill to break into safes in Michael Jackson’s home, finding items including a video camera
A black leather luggage bag was handed between the investigators during the search warrant
A large Spiderman statue was found in one of the rooms, with an ET doll and cardboard cutout of Golem also in various rooms
Action film star and martial artist Bruce Lee appeared as a life-sized doll in Jackson’s home
A video recorder was found in one of the safes after investigators managed to open it
A locksmith was calle din to help break open doors and safes located at Michael Jackson’s mansion
Michael Jackson’s own office and desk were examined with the footage showing his desk was covered in papers and even had a Mickey Mouse doll
Investigators said they would begin searching the house “systematically” due to its size and the huge amounts of content
Locksmiths were careful not to damage the mansion’s interior as they broke into safes and through doors
The source also said: “He also had disgusting and downright shocking images of child torture, adult and child nudity, female bondage and sadomasochism.”
The police report states that while items within the bizarre collection were not illegal, they could be used to “groom” the victims, lowering the victim’s inhibitions before they were molested.
The newly released footage has revealed never-before-seen items in Michael Jackson’s home, including photos of n**ed boys Credit: Splash News
Police were left to examine the contents of the Neverland ranch during the raid Credit: Splash News
Fit for a king: the extravagant home was even furnished with a throne Credit: Splash News
The secret cupboard could be accessed behind a hidden panel in Jackson’s closet in his bedroom Credit: Splash News
Santa Barbara Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen told Radar that the material was used to desensitize children.
Zoen said: “We identified five different boys, who all made allegations of sexual abuse. There’s not much question in my mind that Michael was guilty of child molestation.”
Jackson was charged with seven felony counts of child molestation and two felony counts of providing an intoxicant to a minor under the age of 14 but was ultimately acquitted in 2005.
Claims against Jackson included those from 13-year-old cancer survivor, Gavin Arvizo.
The young boy’s claims were similar to those that had been previously made by Jordan Chandler, who was also 13 at the time when he came forward to say he had been molested by Jackson.
More than 70 members of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department were involved in the search of the Neverland ranch
Michael Jackson’s secret closet was locked with three locks and behind a hidden panel behind his bedroom
An arrest warrant for the King of Pop was issued during the investigations with Jackson turning himself into police when he returned to California
The items found in Jackson’s house could be used to make young visitors feel more at home
Officers spread out across the mansion, examining rooms and the grounds themselves
Images of n**ed boys were found in Jackson’s bathroom, with some photos from the 1800s
The footage shows rooms filled with toys, including several pictures and toys of Peter Pan, whose home Neverland was the inspiration for Jackson’s home
Officers inspect the toys with investigations into Michael Jackson continuing after the King of Pop was accused of sexually abusing a young boy
No charges were filed against Jackson after police discovered the young boy’s father may have been trying to extort Jackson.
But while his mother claimed Jackson had never touched her son, Jordan had been able to describe Jackson’s buttocks, pubic hair, and distinctive marks on both his testicles and penis.
The mark on the penis could only be seen if it was lifted and was otherwise not visible.
The case was settled with Jordan paying $22million to the Chandler family.
Jackson was found dead inside his Holmby Hills home in 2009 while preparing for his comeback tour.
Despite emergency services rushing to the scene, they were unable to revive the 48-year-old.
The cause of death was later ruled to be acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication caused by drugs that were being prescribed to him by Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 and charged with the singer’s death.
He was released in November 2013 after serving roughly half of his four year sentence.
The investigators can be heard asking staff at the home whether there are any other “secret rooms”
