Michael Jackson’s older brother Jermaine has spoken out about allegations that the late pop legend sexually abused 13-year-old Jordan Chandler in 1993; Jermaine claims the recent suicide of Jordan’s father proves the accusations were false.

Former Hollywood dentist Evan Chandler was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in his New Jersey home on Nov. 5. The elder Chandler was reportedly terminally ill, but Jermaine believes he killed himself because he felt guilty.

Speaking at a charity event at the Magic Johnson AMC theatre on Monday, the “Daddy’s Home” singer said: “All the things that we’ve been through as a family, the false allegations against my brother, from the 1993 case where they were accusing him of the most horrible things. This kid’s father has committed suicide because he just couldn’t take it and now the kid has come forward and said Michael never touched him.”

Michael always maintained his innocence, and eventually settled out of court with the Chandler family in January 1994 for $22 million. Jordan, 29, also had to sign a contract agreeing never to talk about the allegations.