Why do youth these days think of Michael Jackson as a joke?

All I hear from kids these days is Michael is a child molester! The man was a genius. He is "innocent until proven guilty!" I know they're just kids, but if they only grew up listening to his music they would understand what it would be like to listen to "the greatest entertainer of all time." I for one am honored to just have been alive during his iconic lifetime. We wouldn't have half the musical genre and dance we have today without Michael's contribution