前运动员兼前警察作为控方证人在悉尼地方法院出庭，指控前广播员艾伦·琼斯在2003年至2020年间对其进行性骚扰[1]。这位证人"J"表示，自己在数十年后才向警方报案，希望通过作证获得正义，并向女儿树立是非观念[1]。现年85岁的琼斯对所有指控予以否认[2]。
琼斯目前面临22项猥亵侵犯罪和2项未经同意的性接触罪，涉及六名受害人[1]。证人"J"作证称，琼斯曾向其直接下达指示"穿着浴袍，别的什么都不穿回来"，并多次在其菲茨罗伊瀑布庄园内进行不当身体接触[1][2]。琼斯曾向这位证人提供每周数百美元的财务支持、一辆车和手机，并通过一封邮件显示共支付110,000美元，之后告诉对方无需偿还[1]。
琼斯的辩护律师加百列·巴希尔在法庭开庭时表示，"竞争、背叛、欺骗、金钱、仇恨、绝望和机会主义等因素都是此案的核心"[1]。审判预计将进行至圣诞节前后[1]。
A former athlete testified in Sydney's District Court, alleging that former broadcaster Alan Jones subjected him to sexual harassment spanning from 2003 to 2020 [1]. The witness, identified as "J," delivered an emotionally charged account of the allegations, stating that he came forward decades later to seek justice and to teach his daughter about right and wrong [2]. Jones, now 85 years old, denies all charges against him [2].
The prosecution presented evidence that Jones directed the complainant to "come back in a robe and nothing else" and told him there were "no rules" [1][2]. According to court testimony, Jones provided the witness with hundreds of dollars in weekly financial support, a vehicle, and a mobile phone [1]. The witness received an email indicating that Jones had paid a total of $110,000, which Jones subsequently told him need not be repaid [1]. The alleged inappropriate physical contact occurred at Jones's Fitzroy Falls estate, with the witness approximately 18 to 19 years old at the time, while Jones was around 63 [2].
Jones faces 22 counts of indecent assault and 2 counts of sexual touching without consent across six alleged victims [1]. During opening remarks, Jones's defense counsel, Gabrielle Bashir, SC, characterized the case as rooted in "rivalry, treachery, double-dealing, money, hatred, desperation, opportunism and more" [1]. The trial is expected to continue into the period around Christmas [1].