Michael Jackson’s former friends sue singer’s estate for alleged child sex trafficking and abuse

Michael Jackson has been accused of child sex trafficking and abuse, according to a new lawsuit.

Frank, Dominic, Marie-Nicole Porte and Aldo Cascio — all of whom are former friends of Jackson’s — filed court documents against the late singer’s estate in Los Angeles Friday, alleging that the King of Pop “drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted” each of them.

According to the legal documents obtained by Page Six, the siblings claim the abuse dates back as early as “when some were as young as seven or eight.”

The family claims Jackson, who died in 2009, “groomed and brainwashed” the siblings throughout their childhood using “methods typical of child predators,” in addition to his “wealth and fame” and a system of employees who “aided and abetted, and actively concealed” the alleged abuse.

The Cascios go on to claim that Jackson “insinuated” himself into their lives after meeting through their father, who worked for one of the luxury hotels Jackson used to frequent.

The siblings allege the “Beat It” singer showered them with “lavish gifts,” “obsessive attention” and “access to his celebrity lifestyle” before the abuse began.

“He plied them with drugs and alcohol. He showed them pornography, including pictures of unclothed children, to normalize the abuse and desensitize them,” reads the documents.

“He made them fear and distrust others by convincing them that not only his life, but also their lives and the lives of their family members, would be destroyed if anyone found out what he was doing to them.”

The new suit comes one month after the Cascio family appeared in a Beverly Hills courthouse as part of the family’s attempt to void their financial settlement with the Jackson estate. Their case is set to be heard in a follow-up hearing scheduled for March 5.

In a November 2025 court filing, Frank, 44, Porte, 37, and Aldo, 34, all accused the late superstar’s estate of coercion, deception and betrayal in attempting to silence their claims of abuse.

The siblings alleged that, sometime between 2003 and 2004 — when Jackson was arrested and indicted on child molestation charges — Jackson told them to “hide” from his then-attorney Mark Geragos, to keep the fact that the siblings were staying with him a secret.

Geragos would later represent the siblings in their current suits against Jackson’s estate along with attorney Howard King.

When reached for comment, the attorney representing Jackson’s estate, Marty Singer, denied the Cascio family’s allegations against the pop star.

In a statement to Page Six, Singer called the lawsuit a “desperate money grab” being led by Frank Cascio.

“This lawsuit is a desperate money grab by additional members of the Cascio family who have hopped on the bandwagon with their brother Frank, who is already being sued in arbitration for civil extortion,” Singer said.

“The family staunchly defended Michael Jackson for more than 25 years, attesting to his innocence of inappropriate conduct. This new court filing is a transparent forum-shopping tactic in their scheme to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from Michael’s estate and companies.”

He goes on to cite several statements from the family which appear in Frank’s 2011 book, “My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship with an Extraordinary Man,” as well as their widely publicized interviews with Oprah Winfrey and others where they “consistently and repeatedly” claimed the “Thriller” hitmaker “never harmed any of them or anyone else.”

“With the Estate’s financial success growing, the Cascios, through two different attorneys, threatened to go public with heinous accusations that completely contradicted their previous statements defending Michael unless his Estate paid staggering sums of money,” Singer continued.

“Last year, the Cascios’ attorney Howard King demanded $213 million. After Howard King was replaced for a time by attorney Mark Geragos, Geragos made a new but equally baseless $40 million demand on behalf of the Cascios. Still looking for their multi-million-dollar payday, the Cascios brought back Howard King and are grasping at straws through this frivolous filing.”

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.