Four Cascio siblings, part of Michael Jackson's so-called secret family, have accused the late pop star of grooming and sexually abusing them as children. In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia that aired Sunday, Eddie, Aldo, Dominic, and Marie-Nicole Cascio detailed years of alleged abuse. The siblings filed a lawsuit in February, claiming Jackson was a serial child sex predator who abused them at homes belonging to Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John.
Background of the Cascio Family
Their father, Dominic Sr., met Jackson in the 1980s at the Helmsley Palace Hotel in New York. This encounter led to family holidays at Neverland Ranch, world tours, private jet trips, and meetings with diplomats. Eddie, now 43, first met Jackson at age 2 during unannounced late-night home visits. Videos from that time showed Jackson's chimpanzee, Bubbles, playing with the children.
The star won them over with lavish gifts, making them feel special. “My parents were young. For them to have such a big celebrity want to be friends with them… they definitely felt special, and so did we,” Eddie said, as quoted by the New York Post, citing 60 Minutes Australia. “He made us feel like we were his family, his kids, his everything.”
Allegations of Abuse
The siblings said the abuse spanned 25 years, including at Neverland and on tours. Eddie claimed it started at age 11 during the “1993 Dangerous tour,” with Jackson abusing him every night in bed and continuing into adulthood. “We were on tour, and that’s when Michael started to get closer and started rubbing me on my legs. I was sitting on his lap, and that’s when the first kiss happened, where he kissed me on the lips.”
Dominic described a game called “booty rumble,” saying, “He would lay me on top of him with my genitals up against his. While he would shake, he would kind of push up against me.” He added, “He would [also] drink my urine and tell me, ‘This is how much I love you.’ I’m maybe 12 years old at the time. Like, I’m a child who’s seeing this man do this. And I said, ‘Oh, I guess he really does love me. I mean, I would never want to drink someone’s urine, so he must really love me.’”
Marie-Nicole said Jackson made her undress at age 12 while he masturbated looking at her. Aldo claimed Jackson pulled down his shorts during bed video games and performed oral sex, saying, “‘Doesn’t that feel good? See, I love you. I love you.’”
Substance Abuse and Manipulation
Jackson also supplied young kids with “Jesus juice” (wine), “Disney juice” (hard liquor), Xanax, and Vicodin. “He gave me Xanax and Vicodin at 11 years old and told me I’d be floating and I would love it,” Marie-Nicole said. He trained them to deny the abuse to police and parents. “When you have the biggest superstar in the world in the 80s that wants to be your friend, you’re vulnerable and easily manipulated,” Dominic said.
“He’s a monster, he’s evil, what he did was evil. And he’s tricked the whole world to think he’s this innocent, perfect human being, and he’s not,” Dominic told 60 Minutes.
Response from Jackson's Estate
Jackson’s estate lawyer Marty Singer dismissed the allegations as a “money grab.” “Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Jackson’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation. Sadly, in death just as in life, Jackson’s talents and success continue to make him a target.”
