Personally I don't believe he ever was a pedo though I know it's convenient to believe so for someone who was highly misunderstood.

I think he was unfortunately forced to grow up extremely fast... by age 8 he was already on tour singing professionally and in the studio almost every day. He was severely physically and mentally abused by his father his entire youth, however not sexually. (which is what typically inspires pedophilia) I really think he's the most extremely tragic case of showbiz fucking up a kid and when you couple that with a genius personality the end result is pretty unpredictable.

By the time he gained independence through sheer fame and wealth he was already permanently mentally damaged. He viewed himself as a child since he had never be allowed to be one and as a result associated best with children. To that end he built a fantasy land private estate that allowed him to relive his missed childhood with other kids who were troubled. When he shared a bed with kids to him I'm positive it was a sleep-over style event as I honestly don't believe the guy had a sexual bone in his body. I don't think he was progressed to that level in most ways.

Add in a couple of opportunistic parents who see the chance to get rich quick off some accusations, societies expectations of what is normal, and a guy who views himself as just another kid... and you have one big mess.

Was it wrong to share a bed with kids? To the rest of "adults" in society, of course. That's because it's immediately viewed in a sexual aspect. We can't conceive of someone who just doesn't view it that way, primarily due to our own social training. Perhaps all of us are more fucked up for immediately thinking of sex when we picture a child and adult in a bed.