A federal judge today asked for more information before considering a motion from Michael Jackson’s attorney to dismiss a Louisiana man’s suit claiming he was molested by the pop star more than 20 years ago.

Jackson’s lawyer, Charles F- Gay Junior, asked U-S District Judge Eldon Fallon to dismiss the suit by Joseph Bartucci Junior, because the alleged incident happened more than 20 years ago.

Bartucci claims he was lured into Jackson’s limousine in 1984 and held for nine days during which he was both sexually and physically assaulted.

There is a one-year statue of limitations on the crime for adults.

Bartucci, who was 18 in 1984, argues the statue applies only from when he recovered a repressed memory of the event.

In court papers seeking to have the suit dismissed, Jackson’s attorney categorized Bartucci’s claim as a fantastic tale.

Source: U.S.