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Ben Doherty<\/p>\nJones allegedly commented on sprinter\u2019s penis before giving teenager \u2018peck kiss on the lips\u2019, court hearsBen Doherty<\/p>\n
J has given evidence about an alleged visit to Alan Jones\u2019s Circular Quay apartment not long after the teenager returned from an athletics competition.<\/p>\n
J told the court was he was sitting on the couch while the pair discussed athletics and some of J\u2019s competitors and compatriot athletes.<\/p>\n
Discussing sprinters, Jones allegedly said a sprinter \u2013 which Guardian Australia has chosen not to name \u2013 has \u201cgot a big cock\u201d.<\/p>\n
J told the court:<\/p>\n
double quotation markI took that as my cue to leave. I said it was late, time to go.<\/p>\n
J alleged that Jones put his arm out for a \u201ccuddle\u201d.<\/p>\n
J alleged:<\/p>\n
double quotation markHe pulled me slightly towards him and gave me a peck kiss on the lips.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Georgina Wright asked J:<\/p>\n
double quotation markDid you consent to being kissed on the mouth that night?<\/p>\n
He replied:<\/p>\n
double quotation markNo, I wasn\u2019t given the opportunity.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.45 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Complainant J has alleged that Jones made a weekly deposit of $400 a week into his bank account and told him he didn\u2019t have to tell anyone because it was a gift.<\/p>\n In earlier evidence, J described a high-profile event he attended where he was seated with multiple high-profile people, including the then prime minister.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.55 EDT<\/p>\n Jones allegedly commented on sprinter\u2019s penis before giving teenager \u2018peck kiss on the lips\u2019, court hears J has given evidence about an alleged visit to Alan Jones\u2019s Circular Quay apartment not long after the teenager returned from an athletics competition.<\/p>\n J told the court was he was sitting on the couch while the pair discussed athletics and some of J\u2019s competitors and compatriot athletes.<\/p>\n Discussing sprinters, Jones allegedly said a sprinter \u2013 which Guardian Australia has chosen not to name \u2013 has \u201cgot a big cock\u201d.<\/p>\n J told the court:<\/p>\n double quotation markI took that as my cue to leave. I said it was late, time to go.<\/p>\n J alleged that Jones put his arm out for a \u201ccuddle\u201d.<\/p>\n J alleged:<\/p>\n double quotation markHe pulled me slightly towards him and gave me a peck kiss on the lips.<\/p>\n Prosecutor Georgina Wright asked J:<\/p>\n double quotation markDid you consent to being kissed on the mouth that night?<\/p>\n He replied:<\/p>\n double quotation markNo, I wasn\u2019t given the opportunity.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.45 EDT<\/p>\n Broadcaster praised teenager\u2019s \u2018athletics career\u2019 and gifted him a silver Nokia phone, court hears<\/p>\n Alan Jones first met complainant J when he was 14 years old and a star school athlete and \u201cpraised\u201d him about his sports ability, the court has heard.<\/p>\n Complainant J, whose case accounts for nine of the 22 charges, has alleged the offending against him began in 2003 when he was 17-years-old and spanned into 2004.<\/p>\n J, who is being questioned by the prosecution, told the court that Jones:<\/p>\n double quotation markPraised me about my athletics, asked me about my athletics career, it was all about athletics, and what school I went to, he asked about my family.<\/p>\n He told Jones he was from a single-parent family, living in Sydney, the court heard. <\/p>\n J alleged that at the end of the meeting, Jones held his arms out \u2013 making an embracing gesture \u2013 \u201cand he gave me a cuddle\u201d.<\/p>\n The pair allegedly had a second meeting as J continued to excel in his sporting career. J was still at high school \u201cunder 17 years of age\u201d, the court heard.<\/p>\n At that meeting Jones allegedly gave him a box and inside was a silver Nokia phone, the court heard.<\/p>\n Jones allegedly said \u201cthat\u2019s a gift for you\u201d so they could keep in contact. J told the court that he thanked Jones and was \u201cgrateful\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.49 EDT<\/p>\n Complainant J gives evidence via closed circuit TV<\/p>\n The public and non-accredited media have now been ushered out of the courtroom as the first of Alan Jones\u2019 alleged victims, complainant J, appears via a closed circuit television to give his evidence from a location outside the courtroom.<\/p>\n The court is closed to the public for J\u2019s evidence.<\/p>\n But media are allowed to remain inside the courtroom to hear and report his evidence. We cannot identify him in any of our reports for legal reasons.<\/p>\n A reminder of our warning that this live blog may contain graphic content when discussing evidence in the trial.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.17 EDT<\/p>\n Jones\u2019s lawyer alleges complainants were egged on by media rivals<\/p>\n Gabrielle Bashir SC has alleged in the defence of Alan Jones that the complainants were egged on to complain about Jones by media rivals.<\/p>\n This included, Bashir alleged, shockjock Ray Hadley and Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter FitzSimons.<\/p>\n Bashir alleged FitzSimons harboured an intense dislike of Jones and encouraged complainants to make complaints about Jones.<\/p>\n Bashir also alleged that FitzSimons passed information to the Sydney Morning Herald\u2019s investigative reporter Kate McClymont.<\/p>\n Bashir alleged:<\/p>\n double quotation markFitzSimons was looking for a story and so was Kate McClymont.<\/p>\n Bashir then alleged Hadley \u201cwanted to destroy\u201d Jones and \u201ctear him apart\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis story sold newspapers,\u201d Bashir alleged to the court.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.19 EDT<\/p>\n The defence had received a \u201clittle bundle of dynamite\u201d that it obtained under force of subpoena, Gabrielle Bashir SC has told the court.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.00 EDT<\/p>\n Alan Jones\u2019s lawyer says \u2018opportunism\u2019 at the heart of the case<\/p>\n Turning to the defence\u2019s opening argument now, which is being given by Alan Jones\u2019s lawyer, Gabrielle Bashir SC.<\/p>\n Bashir SC has alleged that \u201cRivalry, treachery, double-dealing, money, hatred, desperation, opportunism and more\u201d are \u201cat the heart of this case\u201d before telling the court that the credibility and reliability of the complainants would be tested.<\/p>\n Bashir said this would include:<\/p>\n double quotation markWhat they [the complainants] did not tell the police, what they left out of their statements.<\/p>\n We have discovered \u2026 concoction, contamination and reconstruction.<\/p>\n He alleged:<\/p>\n double quotation markRivalry, treachery, double-dealing, money, hatred, desperation, opportunism and more are all at the heart of this case.<\/p>\n Bashir told the court that for years \u201crumours allegations and innuendo\u201d have been thrown at Alan Jones but \u201ctrial by media\u201d is very different from a trial in a court.<\/p>\n Bashir said:<\/p>\n double quotation markBeyond reasonable doubt must be satisfied.<\/p>\n Gabrielle Bashir SC last year. Photograph: Steven Markham\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.35 EDT<\/p>\n Returning to the prosecution\u2019s argument for a moment before we bring you updates from Alan Jones\u2019s legal team\u2019s opening argument, which I\u2019m told has begun.<\/p>\n Jones is accused of indecently assaulting complainant J after he allegedly got into a bed with J, pulled him close and then kissed him.<\/p>\n The court heard during the prosecution\u2019s opening argument that J, after being asked by Jones if he was OK, said he had never done anything like this before.<\/p>\n Jones then allegedly grabbed J\u2019s penis before taking out his own.<\/p>\n J was 17 at the time the alleged offending began in 2003 and carried into 2004.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.53 EDT<\/p>\n A break from the evidence to let you know there has been a technical failure in the courtroom\u2019s systems for this high-profile trial.<\/p>\n There is no working audio-visual link of the opening arguments, despite assurances from the court there would be.<\/p>\n This has meant we\u2019ve had to rely on our reporters inside the court room for live updates.<\/p>\n We\u2019re told the team that manages media in the local court is scrambling to fix the issue.<\/p>\n But because this is a local court matter, there is no associate that they can contact to alert them that there\u2019s an issue with the system.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.32 EDT<\/p>\n The opening from the prosecution has finished.<\/p>\n Judge Glenn Walsh is dealing with outstanding subpoenas before the court hears from the defence.<\/p>\n![\"Amanda](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785730515_132_Amanda_Meade.png\")
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