Michael Jackson's alleged 12-year-old victim and his mother made an audiotape in February praising the superstar and signed affidavits clearing the 'king of pop' of inappropriate behavior.
But the victim's mother now says that she was confused and coerced into it.
The alleged audiotape and affidavit were made after the broadcast of a documentary in which the pop star admitted that he sleeps in the same bed with young boys, New York's Daily News reported.
The alleged cancer survivor's mother went to Jackson's Neverland ranch after the boy was spotted in the documentary and became the target of 'cruel teasing' by his classmates.
"Michael got them passports and was trying to send them out of the country," a source close to the alleged victim's family told the paper.
Ultimately an investigator working for Jackson taped the boy and his mother praising the pop star even calling him a 'father figure', the paper said. The duo also signed an affidavit clearing Jackson of any wrongdoing.
However, according to sources, the mother is now claiming that she was confused and coerced when she signed the affidavit. "They made her sign papers, but she did not know what she was signing," the family source said.
The pop star surrendered to police in Santa Barbara, California, a week ago to face charges of child molestation.
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