Thomas W. Sneddon, Jr.

Thomas William Sneddon Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California, from 1983 to 2007. He is best known for leading two investigations of Michael Jackson on child sexual abuse allegations in 1993 and 2005. His most famous case was when he was prosecuting child molestation charges against Jackson in a 2005 trial, at the end of which Jackson was acquitted.

Country

United States

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1941 to 2014 · aged 73

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