A high-profile athlete known as Complainant M testified in court that he cannot forget an alleged non-consensual kiss by broadcaster Alan Jones. Under cross-examination by Jones’s defense team, the athlete confirmed knowing “the kiss happened” despite inconsistencies about details such as his body position during the event. Jones faces 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching from six complainants.
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A prominent Australian athlete testified in a Sydney court that broadcaster Alan Jones kissed him without consent and pressed his genitals against his leg during two separate incidents in 2015 and 2020. Despite the alleged assaults, the athlete continued to text Jones, even sending shirtless photos and affectionate messages like "I love you," due to Jones's reputation and past generosity. The athlete stated he was worried about offending someone who could "destroy people." During cross-examination by Jones’s defense team, the athlete insisted that "the kiss happened" and cannot be erased from his memory. Jones, 85, faces 20 charges of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent, all of which he denies. The trial has been ongoing for seven weeks with six complainants set to testify.
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In short:
A high-profile athlete has told a court he "can't get it out of my memory", when quizzed about an alleged non-consensual kiss from broadcaster Alan Jones.
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he → tell → Jones
The man, known as Complainant M, says he knows "the kiss happened" while under cross-examination by Mr Jones's defence team.
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kiss → know → team
Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, relating to six complainants.
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Jones → plead → complainants
A high-profile athlete has denied making up an allegation that he was kissed by Alan Jones at a public event, telling a court he "can't get it out of my memory".
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he → deny → memory
The man, known as Complainant M, is giving a third day of evidence in Mr Jones's criminal trial, alleging the broadcaster kissed him on the mouth twice without his consent in 2015 and 2020.
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broadcaster → know → 2015
Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of incident assault and sexual touching, relating to six male complainants.
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Jones → plead → complainants
'I know the kiss happened'
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kiss → know → ?
On Thursday, Complainant M faced a second day of cross-examination from Mr Jones's lawyers, who asked the athlete why he sent Mr Jones a shirtless photo of himself, and pressed him on the tone of the pair's text message exchanges.
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he → face → exchanges
Defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC also suggested the complainant gave conflicting evidence about where and when Mr Jones allegedly kissed him at the 2015 event.
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Jones → suggest → event
She suggested Complainant M told police two different things about which way his body was facing when the alleged kiss happened.
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kiss → suggest → things
Ms Bashir also presented to him dozens of photographs of the event which show Mr Jones and the complainant at various times during the night.
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which → present → night
"I know the kiss happened because I can't get it out of my memory," Complainant M told the court.
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M → know → court
"What I do know and what I have been able to say very clearly … I know.
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I → know → what
"What I may not be able to give is who was sitting at my table … what direction I was facing.
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I → give → direction
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Defence argues kiss 'could not have happened'
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kiss → argue → ?
Ms Bashir suggested that according to the photos and the event program, Mr Jones could not have been standing in the spot the complainant alleged.
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complainant → suggest → spot
"I put to you this allegation could not have happened in any of the ways you have described," Ms Bashir said.
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Bashir → put → ways
"That's not correct," the athlete replied.
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athlete → reply → ?
The court heard earlier this week after the alleged 2015 kiss, Complainant M received a text message on the way home, which read "… I hope you can feel my kisses darling".
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you → hear → kisses
The prosecution has put forward evidence to support the allegation that the kiss occurred.
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kiss → put → allegation
But on Thursday, the defence put to Complainant M references to kisses were a common sign-off from Mr Jones, and pointed to a text on another day which read, "feel my kisses darling all over".
"He hadn't kissed you that day?" Ms Bashir asked.
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Bashir → put → you
"No," Complainant M replied.
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M → reply → ?
"You hadn't even seen each other, had you?"
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you → see → other
Complainant M agreed the defendant used it "on numerous occasions" and at times it made him feel "uncomfortable".
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him → agree → times
He said on the night of the alleged kiss, he "agonised" over how to respond to Mr Jones's late night message, and defended using the words "lots of love" at the end of the message because he "wanted things to go back to normal".
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things → say → message
"I wanted the kiss that happened to have never happened," he told the court.
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he → want → court
Ms Bashir also showed the athlete a copy of a text he had sent the defendant which contained a shirtless photograph of him.
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which → show → him
Complainant M said it was in response to a text from Mr Jones asking how he was doing, and he sent the picture because he had just had it taken at a photo shoot.
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it → say → shoot
The trial continues.
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trial → continue → ?
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