澳大利亚资深广播员Alan Jones因20项不当猥亵罪名和2项性接触罪名在悉尼Downing Centre Local Court受审 [1]。
控方证人J在法庭作证，指控Jones在2000年代初期对他进行了不当接触和亲吻，当时J年龄在17至19岁之间 [1]。9项不当猥亵罪名与J相关 [1]。J的前女友出庭作证称，J曾于mid-2000s向她透露此事，称"Alan Jones has touched me inappropriately"，并要求她保密 [1]。
J的兄长作证提供了额外细节，称Jones曾赠送J手机、汽车、每周数百美元的零花钱、订婚戒指帮助和Villeroy & Boch餐具套装作为婚礼礼物 [1]。在Jones于2024年11月被捕前，J向母亲谎称Jones从未接触过他 [1]。审判中还将有5名其他控方证人作证 [1]。
Veteran Australian broadcaster Alan Jones faces 22 criminal charges in a trial at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, including 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching [1]. Prosecution witness J testified that Jones engaged in inappropriate contact and kissing with him during the early 2000s when J was between 17 and 19 years old [1].
J's former girlfriend provided testimony describing how J confided in her about the alleged conduct during the mid-2000s, telling her that "Alan Jones has touched me inappropriately" and requesting that she keep the matter confidential [1]. The ex-girlfriend indicated that J decided to come forward and testify following Jones's arrest in November 2024 [1]. Prior to Jones's apprehension, J had misled his mother, claiming that Jones had never touched him [1].
Additional evidence emerged through testimony from J's brother, who stated that Jones had provided J with substantial financial and material support over time, including a mobile phone, a car, several hundred dollars in weekly pocket money, an engagement ring, and a Villeroy & Boch dinnerware set as a wedding gift [1]. Nine of the 22 charges against Jones are specifically related to the alleged assaults involving witness J [1]. Five additional prosecution witnesses are expected to testify during the trial proceedings [1].