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oe ‘US de couple on s ‘ BY ge “California detectives. investi- # gating child molestation alle- gations against Michael * Jackson’ met Wednesday with & aPhilippinecouple whoclaims the megastar fondled young aboys. °°” ‘ The- detectives, one from Los Anpgéles; the other from Santa Barbara, began meeting Wednesday afternoon with Mariano Quindoy and his wife, : } Faye. The Philippine couple POTS Nn ha SP og SR Cea ~y, i ... “As the media already : knows, we are here to talk 10 i the Quindoys,” said Sgt. Debo- . rah Linden, deputy sheriff at ethe. Santa’ Barbara County i Sheriff's Department. “We are # hot here to‘comment on thé 4 investigation,” she added dur- ' {downtown law office, ¢- Jackson has been haunted i for, weeks by: allegations he * ~ sexually abused a 13-year-old * boy. The boy has filed a civil | " « Esuit against. the -35-year-old ;:Singer in Los Angeles. No z criminal charges ‘have so far been | filed against Jackson.’ ; - Thesinger'srepresentatives have branded the allegations pat of a. failed plot to extort 20 million from Jackson -, currently. on a world tour pro-’ . « moting his latest album, “Dan- ¥ gerous.”. Family and friends “have rushed to his defense, - D insisting the allegations could -" Quindoy, a 59-year-old © Philippine lawyer who left * Jackson’s -ranch. due-to dis- agreements with other staffand “a pay dispute; claimed he saw the singer fondle young boys 7 ON at least two occasions. He and his wife said they had “reason to believe” the 13- me 4 ae s year-old's allegations against. s.Jackson, although the alleged -lincident occurred Jong after «they had left the singer's em- Ree) tectives question Filipino: MANILA’ (UPI) —. Two’ # managed Jackson’s Neverland | ¢ Valley home from 1988 to. . 1 Ta, . ing a break in the mecting ata. ‘Jackson. child abuse ploy. - ae, _ Appearing relaxed and ac-" companied by three lawyers, Quindoy reiterated Wednesday that he was willing to testify if the case went to court. He. - declined to say whether thetwo’ detectives had requested his , testimony. ae Linden and Los Angeles . police detective Fred Sicard arrived in Manila Tuesday nighte and are scheduled to remain in - the Philippines until at least Saturday, They declined to * comment on their planned ac- ‘ tivities during the week. on} _ | Mr. Quindoy plans to write abookabout whathe allegedly saw during his employment at } the Neverland resort. He has ~ denied his allegations could be * ‘designed to stoke interest in the manuscript. ©: . Los Angoies police detectives Federico Sicard and Deborah Ellen Linder arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Alrport Tuosda night and were met by US Embassy officlals, who: refussd to ‘comment on the purpose of their visit here. However, Initlal reports Indicated they were to Interview Filipino couple Mark and Faye Quindoy about thelr state- monts regarding the child abuse case against pop superstar Michael Jackson. STAR photo by RICKY ALEGRE