SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Reuters) - The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case tentatively ruled on Monday that more than three dozen items of evidence seized at the pop star's Neverland Valley Ranch and at a private investigator's office could be admitted at trial. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville said he intended to suppress other items of evidence but deferred a final decision on the material until September, giving attorneys for both sides time to file written arguments. Though much of the evidence discussed in court remains sealed by Melville, who has clamped a tight lid of secrecy on the case, authorities are known to have seized computers, cameras, documents and video and audio tapes from Neverland.
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