michael jackson died in 2009. on may 1, 2013 wade robson's lawyer sent a private complaint against the michael jackson estate 'for childhood sexual abuse'. in the 1993 investigation and 2005 trial robson had said that jackson had not molested him. robson had been jackson's "special friend" in 1990. robson said on "the today show" on may 16, 2013 that jackson as a "pedophile" who sexually abused him from ages 7 to 14.