‘THE psychologist who was the first to tell authorities about claims that Michael Jackson molested a 13-year-old boy testified at the star’s trial yesterday that it would be “extremely rare” for a child of that age to make a false allegation.

Stan Katz, one of the prosecution’s key witnesses, was prohibited by the judge, Rodney Melville, in Santa Maria, California, from testifying directly about the credibility of Jackson’s accuser, Gavin Arviso, or whether he believed the molestation occurred.

However, Mr Katz said that children over five rarely fabricated claims of molestation. He said that accusers who appeared to be truthful sometimes changed their stories and embellished or exaggerated, while “children who make false allegations are usually consistent, almost scripted”.’

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