现年85岁的前澳大利亚电台广播员艾伦·琼斯因涉嫌对6名男性进行猥亵侵犯和性骚扰而在悉尼Downing Centre法院受审[1][2]。琼斯面临共22项指控，其中9项针对首位指控人[1]。琼斯已对所有指控予以否认[1]。
首位指控人在法庭作证称，在其十几岁时遭到琼斯的非法接吻和生殖器触摸[1][2]。这位指控人表示，当时因害怕失去琼斯提供的财务支持而未向他人透露此事[2]。据悉，琼斯曾向这位运动员提供包括每周数百美元、汽车和手机在内的财务支持[1]。指控涉及2003年至2020年间的事件[1]。
琼斯的律师Gabrielle Bashir在开案陈词中声称，本案的核心涉及"竞争、背叛、欺诈、金钱、仇恨、绝望、机会主义"等因素，暗示将对指控人的证词可信度进行质证[1]。该案预计历时四个月，涉及6名举报人和76名证人出庭作证[2]，由法官Glenn Walsh主审[2]。
Alan Jones, the 85-year-old former 2GB broadcaster, faces 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching involving six male complainants, with the trial underway at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court presided over by Judge Glenn Walsh.[1][2] Jones has pleaded not guilty to all charges.[2]
The allegations span from 2003 to 2020.[1] On the trial's opening day, the first complainant, referred to as "J," testified that Jones engaged in unlawful kissing and genital touching when the complainant was a teenager.[1] The complainant stated he remained silent about the incidents due to fear of losing Jones's financial support, which included weekly payments of several hundred dollars, provision of a vehicle, and a mobile phone.[1] Defence counsel Gabrielle Bashir suggested in opening remarks that the case hinges on "competition, betrayal, fraud, money, hate, desperation, and opportunism."[1]
The trial is expected to last approximately four months, with 76 witnesses and all six complainants anticipated to provide evidence.[2]