A breakdown of the nine counts against pop singer Michael Jackson:

Seven counts alleging: “On or between Feb. 7, 2003, and March 10, 2003, in the county of Santa Barbara, the crime of lewd act upon a child, in violation of penal code section 288(a), a felony, was committed by Michael Joe Jackson, who did willfully, unlawfully and lewdly commit a lewd and lascivious act upon and with the body and certain parts and members thereof of John Doe, a child under the age of 14 years, with the intent of arousing, appealing to and gratifying the lust, passions and sexual desires of the said defendant and the said child.”

Two counts alleging: “On or between Feb. 7, 2003, and March 10, 2003, in the county of Santa Barbara, the crime of administering intoxicating agent, in violation of the penal code section 222, a felony, was committed by Michael Joe Jackson, who did unlawfully administer to John Doe an intoxicating agent with intent thereby to enable and assist himself to commit a felony, to wit, child molestation, in violation of penal code section 288(a).”

Credit: AP