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Alan Jones Trial: Athlete’s Testimony Highlights Alleged Unwanted Kiss and Sexual Touching
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Core Event
Former radio broadcaster Alan Jones, 85, is on trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on 22 charges – 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching – alleged to have been committed against six men between 2003 and 2020. The case entered its seventh week as complainant M, a former elite athlete, gave in-person, closed-court testimony describing two unwanted kisses (one at a 2015 public awards night and another in Jones’s Circular Quay apartment in 2020) and genital contact. Jones has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Background & Context
M first met Jones as a teenage athlete when the broadcaster interviewed him for 2GB. Over the years, Jones sent weekly bouquets of flowers, arranged a helicopter flight to his Fitzroy Falls farm, and provided financial assistance during a personal crisis. After the alleged 2015 kiss, Jones texted “I love the photo. I love you. I want to kiss you for hours.” M later described feeling “shocked and embarrassed” and said he continued to text Jones out of politeness and because of Jones’s media influence.
Data & Statistics
- Charges: 20 indecent-assault counts + 2 sexual-touching counts = 22 total.
- Complainants: Six men have alleged misconduct; M is the third to testify in person, the first to do so in a closed session.
- Trial Duration: Ongoing for more than six weeks; currently in its seventh week.
Official Statements & Responses
- Alan Jones: Through counsel, Jones maintains that the alleged incidents never occurred and has entered a not-guilty plea on every charge.
- Prosecution (Crown prosecutor Georgina Wright SC): Wright presented text messages and photographs, asserting that the messages made M feel uncomfortable and that the physical contacts described by M constitute non-consensual assault.
- Defence (Gabrielle Bashir SC): Bashir challenged the feasibility of the alleged kisses, questioning the seating arrangement, direction of bodies, and timing of the events.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I put to you this allegation could not have happened in any of the ways you have described," Ms Bashir said.” — Ms Bashir
- “He hadn't kissed you that day?” — Ms Bashir
- “You were an extraordinary athlete, weren’t you?” — Gabrielle Bashir
- “I love the photo. I love you. I want to kiss you for hours.” — read out in court
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The court has not received independent corroboration of the precise moment of contact, leaving the factual sequence contested.
What’s Next
Judge Glenn Walsh will hear the remainder of M’s cross-examination in the coming days. The trial will continue with further testimony from the remaining complainants, after which the court will consider closing arguments before delivering a verdict.