澳大利亚前知名电台主持人艾伦·琼斯的刑事审判将于本周在悉尼开始[1]。现年85岁的琼斯面临22项控罪，涉及6名男性受害者，指控包括20项猥亵侵犯罪和2项性接触罪[1]。此案涉及的事件时间跨度为2003年至2020年[1]，琼斯于2024年11月被捕，并于同年12月首次出庭[1]。
审判将在悉尼Downing Centre法院进行，由法官Glenn Walsh单独审理，不设陪审团[1]。预计有76名证人作证，审判周期约为三周[1]。首位受害者定于周一出庭作证[1]。根据地方法院的管辖权限，该案最高刑期为5年[1]。
Former Australian radio broadcaster Alan Jones, 85, faced the start of his criminal trial this week at Downing Centre Court in Sydney [1]. Jones is charged with 22 offences involving six male complainants, comprising 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching [1]. The allegations span from 2003 to 2020 [1].
The trial is being heard by Judge Glenn Walsh sitting alone without a jury [1]. Approximately 76 witnesses are expected to testify, with the first complainant set to give evidence when proceedings commenced on Monday [1]. Judge Walsh stated that "I am both the judge of law and the judge of fact" [1]. The trial is anticipated to run for three weeks [1].
Jones was arrested in November 2024 and made his first court appearance in December 2024 [1]. The maximum sentence available under the local court's jurisdiction is five years imprisonment [1].