Jackson Accuser's Sis Testifies

The teenage sister of Michael Jackson's accuser told jurors about a series of unusual events that unfolded around the time of the alleged abuse, including a sudden trip in which the family was whisked away to Miami on a private jet.

The sister's also described a drinking party with Jackson, changes in her brother's behavior and claims of death threats against her family. The testimony Thursday was elicited to support allegations the singer conspired to hold the accuser's family captive and get them to rebut a February 2003 documentary in which Jackson said he allowed boys to sleep in his bed. The Miami trip occurred as the program was about to air.

The sister did not mention witnessing any molestation of her brother, a cancer survivor. She was to continue testifying Friday.

"Me and my brother are very, very close," she said. "During all this he didn't want to talk to me. He didn't want to be near me."

She said she once discovered a wine cellar by following her two brothers through a door hidden behind a juke box.

"When I walked into the wine cellar I saw Michael Jackson pouring wine into cups," she said. Her brothers and the son of a Jackson assistant were drinking from the cups; she had one too, she testified.

CBS News Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen notes that testimony of the accuser's family will be among the most important of the trial.

"The family of the alleged victim is such a big part of their case that prosecutors wanted to get at least one member onto the stand during the first week of testimony,'' said Cohen. "And if prosecutors are smart, they will intersperse these eyewitnesses with some of the drier testimony in order to keep the jury's attention through the long trial.

"It's not just the credibility of the alleged victim the defense is after -- it's his whole family. Jackson's attorneys claim that they all were in on the conspiracy to extort money from Jackson, to swindle him, so each time one takes the stand for prosecutors they'll be subject to a very tough cross-examination," notes Cohen.

Earlier, the sister testified that on the flight back from Miami, Jackson shared a soda can with her brother, and also gave him a watch and a jacket decorated with sparkles.

Prosecutors allege the boy was molested twice by Jackson after the program aired. They contend Jackson gave the boy wine in the soda can and the gifts as bribes to keep quiet about the alcohol.

The 18-year-old college freshman avoided eye contact with Jackson during most of her testimony as she described the family's encounters with him, which began during a celebrity-filled odyssey after her brother was diagnosed with cancer. The family was introduced to such stars as actor Chris Tucker and NBA star Kobe Bryant.

Jackson showed no reaction during her testimony. Leaving court, he said that seeing her was "interesting, frustrating."

The defense has portrayed the family as being motivated by greed in its pursuit of celebrities.

Under questioning by District Attorney Tom Sneddon, the girl told jurors about strange events that happened after the documentary by British journalist Martin Bashir was taped.

The girl said after an urgent call from her mother, the family was flown to Miami on a private jet. At a resort there, Jackson was waiting and in his suite they met a large group of people, she said.

The witness said her brother quickly received special attention from Jackson, who pulled him aside and closed the door to his room.

She said the two remained in the room about 15 to 30 minutes and similar private visits occurred at least three more times during their stay.

When her brother came out, she said, "He was very hyper, running around, very talkative, playful."

Jackson instructed the family not to watch the Bashir documentary that night. "He was upset about it, didn't want us to see it," she said.

Back at Neverland, she said, the family had a conversation with a Jackson adviser in which he urged her and her family to take part in a rebuttal video and gave them a script.

She said they were later instructed by Jackson associate Dieter Wiesner to "say nice things about Mr. Jackson and not talk about what goes on at the ranch."

Afterward, Jackson's associates told them there were death threats against the family, and they were taken to a luxury hotel near Neverland, she said.

They also were taken to apply for passports and visas for a trip to Brazil, she said — a trip that never happened.

The prosecution laid groundwork for the sister's testimony by calling a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department photographer who videotaped a Nov. 18, 2003, raid on Neverland.

Jurors in the Michael Jackson case got their first look Thursday at the singer's master bedroom suite where he allegedly molested a 13-year-old boy.

The panel was shown videotape that included shots of his cluttered bedroom, but none of the sexually explicit magazines that Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon has said were found in the suite.

The video, shot by Sheriff's Department photographer Albert Lafferty, showed a sparkling bedspread, pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Shirley Temple, several TVs and stacks of videos.

Two rooms that investigators called the "doll room" and the "toy room" were filled with dolls, mannequins and figurines of such characters as Batman, Superman and C-3PO, Boba Fett and R2-D2 from "Star Wars."

The close-up look into the location of the alleged crime came a day after a prosecution witness said under cross-examination she believed some of the alleged co-conspirators in a scheme against his accuser's family might actually have been plotting against Jackson.

Jackson, 46, watched quietly, a finger pressed to his cheek, and the jury took notes. Jackson's mother, Katherine, and brother Jackie observed from the audience.

The prosecution alleges that Jackson conspired to hold the family to force them to help with a rebuttal to the Feb. 6, 2003, airing of a documentary, in which Jackson said he allowed young boys to sleep in his bed. Prosecutors allege that the accuser, who appeared in the program, was molested after the show aired.

The videotape gave jurors their first look at the singer's master bedroom suite where he allegedly molested the then-13-year-old boy, a cancer patient befriended by Jackson.

The tape included shots of his cluttered bedroom, but none of the sexually explicit magazines that the prosecution has said were found in the suite.

The video, shot by Sheriff's Department photographer Albert Lafferty, showed a sparkling bedspread, pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Shirley Temple, several TVs and stacks of videos.

Two rooms that investigators called the "doll room" and the "toy room" were filled with dolls, mannequins and figurines of such characters as Bat Man, Superman and C-3PO, Boba Fett and R2-D2 from "Star Wars," as well as SpongeBob SquarePants. There were dolls of every size and a dollhouse.

Under cross-examination, the defense established that the nearby bedrooms of each of Jackson's children had a lock with a code keypad. Lafferty also acknowledged that there was something that looked like a classroom but he couldn't recall seeing little desks that a defense attorney mentioned.

The defense has claimed that the accuser and his brother were sometimes out of control during visits to Neverland and got into private areas and onto the estate's rides by memorizing security codes.

The pictures presented by the prosecution also showed a clock in the foyer of Jackson's home and a huge clock overlooking the train station in the amusement park area of Neverland.