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Witness Testifies Alan Jones Committed Indecent Assault in Sydney Court

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The final complainant in the Alan Jones trial testified about alleged indecent assault by the former broadcaster.

The final complainant in the trial of Alan Jones testified in a Sydney court that the former broadcaster kissed him and touched his bottom when he was seventeen. The witness recounted feeling violated and scrubbing his mouth after the alleged incident. The eighty-five-year-old former radio host has pleaded not guilty to twenty-one charges involving indecent assault and sexual touching.

The fifth and final complainant began corresponding with the broadcaster at the age of thirteen and received financial assistance from him.
The witness described retreating to an ensuite to scrub his mouth with a loofah after the alleged encounter.
Alan Jones faces twenty-one charges of indecent assault and sexual touching spanning incidents from two thousand and three to two thousand and twenty.

By the numbers

17age of witness

13starting correspondence age

85age of ex-radio broadcaster

21counts of indecent assault

Why it matters

High-profile media figures facing criminal trials draw intense public scrutiny regarding accountability and the protection of minors in Australia.

What outlets agree on

The outlets agree that a witness testified in a Sydney court against former broadcaster Alan Jones, who faces numerous charges of indecent assault and sexual touching.

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