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A prominent athlete testified in Sydney that Alan Jones, an 85-year-old former broadcaster, kissed him without consent at a sporting event attended by many people. The athlete, whose identity is protected due to legal reasons, told the court he remembers the incident clearly despite inconsistencies in his previous statements to police. Under questioning from Jones's lawyer, Gabrielle Bashir SC, the sportsman maintained that the kiss happened and expressed regret over responding to an unwanted message from Jones afterward.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Alan Jones Trial Allegations” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
A prominent athlete is adamant he was kissed by Alan Jones, telling the talkback titan's trial he cannot erase it from his memory.
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he → kiss → memory
He faced the 85-year-old from across a Sydney courtroom for a third day as he described being kissed without his consent at a sporting event attended by a large crowd.
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he → face → crowd
Under cross-examination by Jones's barrister, the sportsman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, accepted there were discrepancies between his multiple statements to police and his evidence in court.
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who → identify → court
He agreed he had previously testified he 'froze' when Jones had kissed him on the side of his lips, but hadn't mentioned either freezing or lips in police statements.
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Jones → agree → statements
But, the sportsman said he had gestured towards his lips when making a police statement, but it was not recorded by officers.
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it → say → officers
Gabrielle Bashir SC painstakingly questioned him about where he and her client had been positioned at the function before suggesting the kiss between the pair didn't happen.
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kiss → question → pair
'I know the kiss happened because I can't get it out of my memory,' the athlete insisted.
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athlete → know → memory
'What I've been able to say very clearly, I know.
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I → say → What
Alan Jones (right) watched on in court on Thursday as a prominent athlete alleged the former broadcaster kissed him without his consent at a sporting event
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broadcaster → watch → event
What I may not be able to give is who was sitting at my table and at which direction something may have happened.'
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something → give → table
He said Ms Bashir was wrong to suggest the kiss couldn't have occurred in any of the ways he described.
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he → say → ways
The sportsman told the court he had agonised over how to respond to a glowing message Jones sent after the function, telling him he was 'beautiful tonight' and asking to catch up.
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he → tell → him
He agreed with Ms Bashir that he could have easily not responded but said he felt apprehensive about the situation.
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he → agree → situation
'I wanted the kiss that happened to have never happened,' he told the court.
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he → want → court
'I wanted things to go back to normal.'
The well-known athlete responded twice, telling Jones: 'Let me know when we can catch up.
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we → want → Jones
He alleged Jones kissed him without consent for a second time when they were at the broadcaster's Circular Quay apartment years later.
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they → allege → apartment
Alan Jones (pictured on Thursday) has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges related to six men
The longtime shock jock allegedly pressed his genitals against the younger man, who told the court he pushed him away and told him, 'OK mate', in a defiant tone.
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he → picture → tone
The allegations are among the 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching without consent that have been denied by Jones, who maintains the incidents never occurred.
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incidents → deny → Jones
The charges relate to six complainants and date from 2003 to the end of Jones's successful and influential 35-year broadcasting career.
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charges → relate → career
In addition to topping the radio breakfast slot a record number of times, he also broadcast to a national audience for years as a regular commentator on Nine's Today show and a host of a political discussion show on Sky News.
That followed a coaching career that included stints for the Wallabies and the Balmain Tigers.
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that → top → Wallabies
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