Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty
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Warning: This live blog may contain graphic content when discussing evidence in the trial
Alan Jones has arrived in the courtroom. The proceedings are expected to kick off again in a moment.
On day one of the trial, the court heard several of the nine alleged indecent assaults against complainant J.
Alan Jones first met complainant J when he was 14 years old and a star school athlete and “praised” him about his sports ability.
J alleged that Jones made a weekly deposit of $400 a week into his bank account and told him he didn’t have to tell anyone because it was a gift.
J, who was a teenager at the time, alleged that he was asked to drive Jones to a function in Canberra, and while the pair were alone in the hotel room Jones allegedly kissed him in a “smothering” way.
J alleged that after the Canberra incident Jones told him he had “been a really good boy” and increased his weekly stipend.
J told the court he didn’t tell his coach about an alleged incident because he “felt I’d lose everything” and said that he had “come from a small family” and “was getting everything handed” to him and it was a “wonderful life”.
J alleged that one of the indecent assault incidents occurred while he was driving Jones to his Fitzroy Falls farm and Jones grabbed his penis over his pants and then under his underpants.