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Michael Jackson prosecutor Tom Sneddon dead: Former district attorney, who twice tried singer on child molestation charges, dies | The Independent | The Independent
![Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon exits Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005, after Michael Jackson was acquitted in his child molestation case. (AP Photo/Kevork Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon exits Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005, after Michael Jackson was acquitted in his child molestation case. (AP Photo/Kevork](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PE3NB8/santa-barbara-district-attorney-tom-sneddon-exits-santa-barbara-county-superior-court-in-santa-maria-calif-monday-june-13-2005-after-michael-jackson-was-acquitted-in-his-child-molestation-case-ap-photokevork-djansezian-2PE3NB8.jpg)
Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon exits Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2005, after Michael Jackson was acquitted in his child molestation case. (AP Photo/Kevork
![Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 . (AP Photo/Joshua Gates Weisberg,pool Stock Photo - Alamy Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 . (AP Photo/Joshua Gates Weisberg,pool Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PE4NTF/santa-barbara-county-district-attorney-tom-sneddon-arrives-at-the-santa-barbara-county-courthouse-in-santa-maria-calif-on-tuesday-may-31-2005-ap-photojoshua-gates-weisbergpool-2PE4NTF.jpg)
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 . (AP Photo/Joshua Gates Weisberg,pool Stock Photo - Alamy
![Santa Barbara County district attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Maria courthouse Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004, in Santa Maria, Calif., for a pretrial hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case. ( Santa Barbara County district attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Maria courthouse Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004, in Santa Maria, Calif., for a pretrial hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case. (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PER4TD/santa-barbara-county-district-attorney-tom-sneddon-arrives-at-the-santa-maria-courthouse-thursday-aug-19-2004-in-santa-maria-calif-for-a-pretrial-hearing-in-the-michael-jackson-child-molestation-case-ap-photophil-klein-pool-2PER4TD.jpg)
Santa Barbara County district attorney Tom Sneddon arrives at the Santa Maria courthouse Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004, in Santa Maria, Calif., for a pretrial hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case. (
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