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From CNN:

Law enforcement officers responding to allegations of child molestation, according to one source with knowledge of the investigation, searched pop star Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch for several hours Tuesday.

There was no official confirmation of what prompted what one official called an "ongoing criminal investigation" or what as many as 70 officials from the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department and District Attorney's office were searching for or may have found.

"We cannot comment on law enforcement's investigation because we do not yet know what it is about," a spokesman for the entertainer said.

But a source with knowledge of the investigation said it involved allegations of child molestation -- nearly a decade after Jackson, now 45, settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy who had done sleepovers at Neverland Ranch while he was 13 and accused Jackson of molesting him. No criminal charges were filed in that case.

This isn't a surprise. Lately the public has been anticipating the next Michael Jackson controversy more than they anticipate his next album. It has been obvious, to me at least, that Jackson has a very suspect orientation towards children. The fact that it has taken until now for a full-fledged investigation to be launched is ridiculous.

Ten years ago a child accused Michael Jackson of molesting him. If it had been any normal citizen and thorough invesigation would have been conducted by law enforcement, social services or both. Due to Jackson's money, however, and the greed of the child's parents the matter was settled out of court. How can that happen? How can a person be accused of such a heinous crime be allowed to settle the matter for money? Its disgusting.

What is even more disgusting are the parents who have allowed their children to be around Jackson since the first accusation. Would you let your child sleep overnight with somebody who has been accused of molestation? Why would they allow their children to go over there unsupervised anyway? I would certainly be suspicious if some strange man wanted my child to come over for "sleep overs," I don't care who he is.

But we all know why nothing has been done about this situation and why the parents still let their children go over there. Money, plain and simple. Perhaps Michael has been able to pave the way for his perversions in the past with money, but from the outside it looks like the vault is drying up and maybe the time has finally come when he couldn't throw money at his accusers.

Not only should Michael Jackson be investigated, but the parents of the children he's been with should go under the microscope as well. I've got to question the sanity of any parent who would willingly let their child go to Jackson's house.

This whole thing makes me want to go and take a shower.