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Hey and welcome to our stay protection of day eight of Alan Jones’ prolonged prison trial on fees of indecent assault and sexual touching. My colleagues Clare Sibthorpe and Harriet Alexander can be bringing you the most recent from the courtroom at the moment.
The NSW Native Court docket in Sydney’s historic Downing Centre court docket constructing will hear at the moment from complainant “C”, the second of six males who’ve accused the previous 2GB host of undesirable touching and kissing over a 20-year interval.
Jones denies the claims and is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
Within the first week of the trial, the court docket heard allegations that Jones indecently assaulted “J”, a younger athlete, beginning with undesirable kissing and progressing to touching. On the Crown’s case, “J” was aged between 17 and 21 on the time of the 9 alleged indecent assaults.
The defence case is that the alleged incidents didn’t occur.
This week, the older brother of “J” and the complainant’s ex-girlfriend gave proof about what they mentioned he advised them concerning the alleged assaults, and his mom and his former coach gave proof yesterday.
His mom testified that “J” initially advised her that Jones had not touched him, earlier than telling her the next 12 months that he had lied. She mentioned that she was in shock when “J” made the disclosure, and she or he advised her son she ought to have protected him.
The Crown alleges that Jones indecently assaulted or sexually touched six males with out their consent between 2003 and 2020, and is looking for to show 22 fees towards him.
Jones’ barrister, Gabrielle Bashir, SC, mentioned throughout her opening tackle to the court docket that the credibility and reliability of the complainants’ proof can be examined.
Help is accessible from the Nationwide Sexual Assault, Home Household Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or the Males’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491.