Sheriff’s officials said several wireless microphones discovered outside their headquarters could be the latest of several attempts by journalists to get information on the Michael Jackson molestation case.
The devices were found in bushes where Sheriff’s Department employees frequently take breaks and where reporters are not normally allowed. Officials did not say when they discovered the microphones.
“It is being interpreted by the department as an attempt by somebody within the media to garner information that otherwise would not be available,” Sgt. Chris Pappas said Saturday.
Hundreds of reporters and photographers converged on the county Sheriff’s Department office on Nov. 20, when Jackson arrived in handcuffs to be booked at a nearby jail on suspicion of sexually molesting a child under age 14.
Authorities say the entertainer, who is free on $3 million bail, would likely be formally charged after Dec. 15.
