The 12-person jury chosen for Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial is a diverse group.

There are four men and eight women on the jury. The youngest juror is a 20-year-old man. The oldest is a 79-year-old woman.

There are no African-Americans on the panel. There are four people who appear Hispanic and one Asian woman who lists Indonesian as her first language. Jury questionnaires did not have a question on race.

The jurors are:

A 51-year-old woman who works as a computer programmer.

A 22-year-old woman who is a physical therapy aide.

A 62-year-old man who is a civil engineer.

A 44-year-old woman who works in the Department of Social Services.

A 63-year-old man who is retired.

A 45-year-old woman who listed no job on her paperwork.

A 79-year-old woman who is retired.

A 21-year-old man who is a student.

A 42-year-old woman who works as an education aide in special ed.

A 50-year-old woman who is a horse trainer.

A 39-year-old woman who is a clerk.

A 20-year-old man who is an assistant head cashier.

Most jurors told lawyers they enjoyed Jackson’s music and were impressed by his career. Most also said they distrusted what they heard in the media, and very few had seen recent interviews with the pop star.

One juror’s ex-husband is a police officer. Another juror said her sister was raped when the sister was 12. When asked if that would prevent her from being on the jury, she responded, “Hell no.”

The 79-year-old juror is a great-grandmother whose grandson had to register as a sex offender. She told lawyers she feels the experience will help her be fair to Jackson.

The youngest juror told the court his sister and her boyfriend had visited Jackson’s sprawling Neverland estate.

The horse trainer said she was surprised by Jackson’s size. She described him as a small man with lots of energy.

The 21-year-old student is a paraplegic, paralyzed in the lower half of his body, who said he wants to be a motor sports reporter. He said he visited Neverland with a United Cerebral Palsy group when he was in the sixth grade.

Source: CNN

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