For me the whole thing sort of illustrates the bull that is the concept of paying off accusers so they won't testify against you. If you accept money to help cover up sexual assault against your child, then you should be criminally complicit in any further assaults that occur. Your lack of participation should be something law enforcement can be held accountable by law enforcement.
As for Michael Jackson, it's easy and popular to assume that he was a pedophile because of the decades of rumors, but we have due process for a reason and he was never convicted of anything. If he really did assault a bunch of children, then him... but there are a lot of complicit families who sold out their kids and others' for money.