The judge in the MJ tria spared the vision and mental health of the jury..

Judge Bars Photos of Jackson Genitalia

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The judge in the Michael Jackson molestation trial Thursday spared jurors from seeing a graphic piece of evidence when he barred prosecutors from showing photographs of the pop star's genitalia.

In another ruling, the judge said prosecutors can play a videotape of the accuser's original police interview in 2003 in a bid to show that the boy's story has been consistent. Defense lawyers said that if the prosecution shows the tape, the defense would want to call the boy back for questioning. They also may call the boy's mother.

The attempt to admit the genitalia photographs stems from a 1993 molestation investigation of Jackson. When prosecutors were trying to gather evidence against the singer back then, they served a subpoena at his home that allowed them to photograph his genitalia.

They then had the accuser draw a picture of what he thought the genitalia looked like. Prosecutors claimed the picture contained a blemish that was unique to Jackson's anatomy.

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