"He was one of the kindest, most gentle, loving, caring people I knew. He helped me... tremendously. He helped me with my career. He helped me with my creativity. With all those sorts of things. And he also sexually abused me... for seven years."

It is hard to watch.

Four hours of interviews detailing the systematic grooming, seduction and sexual exploitation of two young boys.

Wade Robson was 7 and James Safechuck 10 when they first met Michael Jackson. Robson had won a dance competition and Safechuck met MJ when they both starred in a Pepsi commercial.

Like many who have suffered child sexual abuse (CSA) these two men have been left with a powerful legacy.

The difficult, densely tangled and complex melange of feelings that sits inside them alongside memories of the abuse includes feelings of worthlessness, shame and guilt - and love. Both have had therapy to try to unravel the impact of their lost childhoods.

They loved their abuser.

They would have done anything for him.

Michael Jackson made sure that these vulnerable young boys didn’t tell anyone about what went on behind the closed doors of his bedroom suite.

They were scared to talk about the abuse because they didn’t want their hero to go to jail.

“The first thing that came to mind, for me, was everything Michael started saying to me when I was seven. That if anyone found out we were doing these sorts of things, these sexual things, that he and I would go to jail for the rest of our lives. It was terrifying.” (Robson)

MJ had an unprecedented amount of resources to throw at the boys and their families and the emotional power to silence them when it suited him.

Private jets, gifts and bribes, backstage passes, and first-class trips. And back at Michael’s home, an endless supply of toys, games, videos and candy. Neverland was a theme park for children - and sexual abuse. Without the Neverland Ranch, it is unlikely that MJ would have been able to carry out such systematic seduction and abuse.

The boy’s families, like the boys themselves, were star struck, suddenly escalated into the inner circle of a superstar’s world.

Michael Jackson’s global aura was part of the seduction.

MJ campaigned hard to win over the parents (and siblings) so that they would feel comfortable leaving their child with him. When the scandal started to break and he was facing a criminal trial, Michael Jackson came back into the boys' lives, pressuring them and their families with faxes, phone calls, gifts and money.

"He was one of the kindest, most gentle, loving, caring people I knew. He helped me... tremendously. He helped me with my career. He helped me with my creativity. With all those sorts of things. And he also sexually abused me... for seven years."

It is hard to watch.

Four hours of interviews detailing the systematic grooming, seduction and sexual exploitation of two young boys.

Wade Robson was 7 and James Safechuck 10 when they first met Michael Jackson. Robson had won a dance competition and Safechuck met MJ when they both starred in a Pepsi commercial.

Like many who have suffered child sexual abuse (CSA) these two men have been left with a powerful legacy.

The difficult, densely tangled and complex melange of feelings that sits inside them alongside memories of the abuse includes feelings of worthlessness, shame and guilt - and love. Both have had therapy to try to unravel the impact of their lost childhoods.

They loved their abuser.

They would have done anything for him.

Michael Jackson made sure that these vulnerable young boys didn’t tell anyone about what went on behind the closed doors of his bedroom suite.

They were scared to talk about the abuse because they didn’t want their hero to go to jail.

“The first thing that came to mind, for me, was everything Michael started saying to me when I was seven. That if anyone found out we were doing these sorts of things, these sexual things, that he and I would go to jail for the rest of our lives. It was terrifying.” (Robson)

MJ had an unprecedented amount of resources to throw at the boys and their families and the emotional power to silence them when it suited him.

Private jets, gifts and bribes, backstage passes, and first-class trips. And back at Michael’s home, an endless supply of toys, games, videos and candy. Neverland was a theme park for children - and sexual abuse. Without the Neverland Ranch, it is unlikely that MJ would have been able to carry out such systematic seduction and abuse.

The boy’s families, like the boys themselves, were star struck, suddenly escalated into the inner circle of a superstar’s world.

Michael Jackson’s global aura was part of the seduction.

MJ campaigned hard to win over the parents (and siblings) so that they would feel comfortable leaving their child with him. When the scandal started to break and he was facing a criminal trial, Michael Jackson came back into the boys' lives, pressuring them and their families with faxes, phone calls, gifts and money.