Alan Jones’s indecent assault trial resumed on day two in Sydney as complainant J continued giving evidence about allegations spanning several years. On the first day, the court heard several of the nine alleged indecent assaults against J, and once J’s evidence in chief on each allegation is complete, he will be cross-examined by Jones’s legal team.
In case you missed the live coverage yesterday, the following is a wrap of what was alleged in the first day of J’s evidence in chief. The trial is expected to resume at 10am with complainant J continuing his evidence, and Jordyn Beazley and Amanda Meade are in court to follow the developments on day two.
How did Alan Jones first meet complainant J?
Alan Jones first met complainant J when he was 14 years old and a star school athlete. Jones “praised” him about his sports ability.
“praised”
What did J allege happened with Jones’s financial support?
J alleged that Jones paid $400 a week into his bank account and told him he didn’t have to tell anyone because it was a gift.
“didn’t have to tell anyone because it was a gift.”
What was alleged to have happened on the Canberra trip?
J, who was a teenager at the time, was allegedly taken to a function in Canberra, and while the pair were alone in the hotel room Jones allegedly kissed him in a “smothering” way. After the Canberra incident, J said Jones told him he had “been a really good boy” and increased his weekly stipend.
“smothering”
“been a really good boy”
Why did J say he did not tell anyone earlier?
J told his coach about an alleged incident because he “felt I’d lose everything” and said that he had “come from a small family” and “was getting everything handed” to him and it was a “wonderful life”.
“felt I’d lose everything”
“came from a small family”
“was getting everything handed” to him
“wonderful life”
What other allegations were heard on day one?
J alleged that other incidents occurred while he was driving Jones to his Fitzroy Falls farm and Jones grabbed his penis over his pants and then under his underpants.
What is the case about and how long will it run?
J is the first of six complainants expected to give evidence of their alleged indecent assault by Jones, who is facing 22 charges. The trial before judge Glenn Walsh at Downing Centre local court is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses.
Jones has denied all wrongdoing and said the allegations are either baseless or distorted the truth.
Jones’s defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC on Monday argued that the alleged victims had been egged on to complain by media rivals, and their reliability and credibility were questionable.
“The booming voice, the vast radio audience, the bully pulpit of an eponymous TV show, the great and the good on speed-dial, a staffer in the prime ministerial office dubbed the ‘minister for Alan Jones’: these were not ancillaries peripheral to the Jones empire, they were central to it.
Even walking into court on Monday, at the centre of a glacially moving press pack, it was all about Alan.
That evaporated as soon as he stepped inside the claustrophobic confines of court 3.1.
Here he is simply ‘the defendant’.
Welcome to day two of the Alan Jones indecent assault trial.
On Monday, J said he didn’t tell anyone that the broadcaster, now 85, was allegedly kissing him and touching his genitalia when he was a teenager because he was “fearful” of losing Jones’s financial support. The man, known as complainant J, is expected to continue giving evidence via video link on Tuesday.
“fearful”
J is the first of six complainants expected to give evidence of their alleged indecent assault by Jones, who is facing 22 charges. The trial before judge Glenn Walsh at Downing Centre local court is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses.
Jones has denied all wrongdoing and said the allegations are either baseless or distorted the truth.
Jones’s defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC on Monday argued that the alleged victims had been egged on to complain by media rivals and that their reliability and credibility were questionable.
I’m Jordyn Beazley and I’ll be keeping you up to date throughout the day alongside my colleague Amanda Meade.
Key Facts
• Alan Jones is on trial in Sydney over 22 charges relating to alleged indecent assaults.
• Complainant J is the first of six complainants expected to give evidence.
• The trial is before judge Glenn Walsh at Downing Centre local court and is expected to last four months.
• The court heard allegations involving Jones’s alleged financial support, a Canberra trip, and incidents at Fitzroy Falls.
• Jones denies all wrongdoing; his defence says the allegations are baseless or distorted the truth.
