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Jones kiss stuck in ex-athlete’s head: court
Complainant M says Jones kissed him without consent and pressed his genitals against his thigh, while the defence highlights conflicting police accounts.
- Broadcaster Alan Jones' criminal trial resumed on Thursday at the Downing Centre Local Court, with former athlete M returning to the witness box for further cross-examination by defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir.
- Jones, 85, faces 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching involving six complainants, with M alleging non-consensual kissing at a 2015 Sydney event and later at the broadcaster's apartment.
- Defence barrister Bashir pressed M on discrepancies in his police statements regarding the 2015 event, questioning whether he faced the audience during the alleged kiss, though M maintained that 'both things are true.'
- Throughout the proceedings, Jones has denied any of the physical acts alleged by the six complainants, with his defence arguing that M provided conflicting evidence about the incident's circumstances.
- The trial continues at the Downing Centre Local Court, where the Crown has foreshadowed evidence from additional complainants regarding alleged misconduct spanning a 17-year period from 2003 to 2020.
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Alan Jones trial as it happened: Cross-examination of complainant ‘M’ resumes as indecent assault, sexual touching trial continues
The former athlete has told a Sydney court that Jones touched him non-consensually and sent him gifts including weekly flowers delivered by his driver.
·North Sydney, Australia
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