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Thomas W Sneddon Jr. | |
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| Born | Thomas William Sneddon May 26, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2014 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | 33rd District Attorney of Santa Barbara County (retired) |
| Spouse | Pamela Sneddon |
| Children | 9 |
Thomas William Sneddon Jr. (May 26, 1941 – November 1, 2014) was the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California. He had more than two decades of experience as a District Attorney, and more than three decades of experience as a prosecutor. He is best known for leading two investigations of Michael Jackson on child sexual abuse allegations in 1993 and 2005. His most famous case was when he was prosecuting child molestation charges against Jackson in the trial People v. Jackson in 2005, at the end of which Jackson was acquitted.[1]
- ^ Broder, John M. (March 1, 2005). "Jackson Prosecutor Tells of Abuse and Conspiracy". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2014.