‘I was being polite’: prominent athlete continued texting Alan Jones after alleged assaults due to his reputation, trial hears
Summary
A former athlete testified in Sydney court that he continued to send friendly texts to broadcaster Alan Jones after Jones allegedly kissed him twice without consent. The athlete said he kept contact because Jones was influential and had helped him before, despite feeling uncomfortable with Jones's actions and messages.Key Facts
- The athlete accused Alan Jones of kissing him without consent twice, once in 2015 and again in 2020.
- Despite the alleged assaults, the athlete kept texting Jones to be polite and because Jones was powerful and generous towards him.
- Jones has pleaded not guilty to 20 indecent assault charges and two counts of sexual touching.
- The athlete described feeling shocked and uncomfortable by Jones’s "overwhelmingly complimentary" texts.
- The athlete said he felt physically prevented from leaving during the second alleged assault at Jones’s apartment.
- He last communicated with Jones in 2022, and reported the incidents to police after a 2023 public investigation on Jones's sexual allegations.
- The athlete had a 20-year friendship with Jones, who was both personally supportive and professionally involved with him.
- This athlete is the first complainant to testify in court while facing Jones, with media coverage from a separate location.
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