During the 1993 child sexual abuse accusations case against Michael Jackson , officials carried out investigations for more than 4 months to determine if the Jacksons had been blackmailed .
Fischer , p. 266Following an investigation into the alleged extortion , deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney , Montagna , released a public statement stating no charges of extortion were brought against Chandler , citing Jackson 's lawyers ' failure to file for extortion in a timely manner and Jackson 's willingness to negotiate with the boy 's father for several weeks , which Montagna then goes on to explain that settlements were encouraged as it is what the law favored .
1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson