Like most, I would like to believe he didn't do the crimes he was accused of. Not just because MJ meant a lot to many of us growing up, but because the crimes themselves, if true, were truly heinous and unforgivable.
As MJ is dead and cases were all settled (IIRC) -- and because none of us were there -- we'll never know for sure. That being said, where there's smoke there's almost always fire and MJ proved himself to be a really damaged person over interviews and the many cosmetic procedures he subjected himself to.
The safest approach is to believe victims, and that increases exponentially the more victims you have coming forward. For me, as a black man for whom MJ was the most influential music artist growing up, I believe he did the things he was accused of. I rarely listen to any of his music anymore because of this reason. Sometimes I do to reminisce on childhood days and memories, for which his music is forever intertwined, but that's about it. MJ is dead to me in more ways than one.
It hurts every time I think about him to know that he became this person because you really want people who have added value to your life to be praise-worthy and/or honorable. But as an adult, you have to reconcile with the fact that some people who did good things or otherwise things that positively impacted you were bastards whose graves should be spit on. Whether that's Michael Jackson, your favorite past President (pretty much all war criminals), the British monarchy (don't even get me started), your favorite imperialist nation (yep, they've all been heinous), or your racist parents/grandparents who you tolerate because they're family...all trash.
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