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'Absolutely Not': Athlete Denies 'Sinister' Jones Spin
An interim suppression order has blocked publication of the defence’s questioning while cross-examination continues in the judge-alone indecent assault trial.
- On Thursday, Judge Glenn Walsh lifted a two-day non-publication order at the Downing Centre Local Court, allowing media to report on cross-examination evidence in Alan Jones's indecent assault trial.
- The 85-year-old broadcaster faces 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching against six men, including Complainant J, who alleges Jones subjected him to misconduct between 2003 and 2020.
- Defense barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC accused J on Tuesday of reading news reports to "fit a schoolboy narrative of sexual touching" and suggested he sought financial gain from the allegations.
- J testified that payments of $450 to $600 weekly were provided "as a gift" to assist his training, rejecting Bashir's suggestion he sought money from Jones's arrest.
- Jones maintains his innocence on all 22 counts as the marathon trial continues following the removal of the reporting restriction on his cross-examination.
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‘Absolutely not’: athlete denies ‘sinister’ Jones spin
A former athlete denies trying to paint Alan Jones as having a sinister ulterior motive when describing payments he received after multiple alleged indecent assaults. The 85-year-old veteran broadcaster is facing the first of many weeks of a marathon court hearing after he pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching without consent. Six men – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – allege Jones kissed, groped, or…
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