Defense lawyer Robert Sanger used most of his cross-examination to take Brian Barron (a former security guard at Neverland) meticulously through the security logs for late 2002 and early 2003, which showed the family coming to Neverland and spending many nights there.

The logs noted the family’s departure at 1:38 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2003 in a Rolls Royce driven by ranch manager Jesus Salas — a trip the accuser’s mother described as a desperate late-night escape from Neverland.

Sanger suggested the logs showed they were not “spirited away” in the middle of the night but had simply been checked out by security staff and allowed to go on their way.

The logs also offered a rare glimpse into the comings and goings at Neverland, noting the arrival in June of civil rights activist Al Sharpton and several senior television executives in February.

On Feb. 20, the logs noted that a “Miss E. Taylor” was due to arrive by “chopper” — an apparent reference to Jackson’s friend Elizabeth Taylor being expected in a helicopter.

Barron acknowledged that he had never witnessed any criminal behavior at Neverland and said Jackson’s accuser had once crashed a golf cart there.

Source: Reuters