(FILES) File picture of US entertainer M…SANTA MARIA, UNITED STATES: (FILES) File picture of US entertainer Michael Jackson testifing in Santa Maria Superior Court, 13 November 2002 in a trial in which he is accused of cancelling concert appearances, costing the promoter several million dollars. Michael Jackson will be formally charged with child molestation 18 December or 19 December 2003, nearly a month after his dramatic arrest, the chief prosecutor said 16 December 2003. The announcement of plans for the filing of criminal charges against one of the world’s top entertainers came amid a slew of news reports that have cast doubt on the latest allegations against Jackson. AFP PHOTO POOL REUTERS/LOS ANGELES TIMES/FILES (Photo credit should read LOS ANGELES TIMES/AFP/Getty Images)