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Jones accuser told friends about explicit texts, open robe, court told

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Michaela Whitbourn, Clare Sibthorpe
Jones accuser told friends about explicit texts, open robe, court told
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During the criminal trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones, two friends of a complainant testified that the accuser had previously shared details about receiving explicit text messages and experiencing inappropriate behavior from Jones. The trial involves 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching spanning nearly two decades.

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A former staffer to Alan Jones told friends the broadcaster had worn an open robe around him at home and had sent him explicit text messages, a court has heard.

Two friends of complainant “C”, who has accused Jones of unwanted kissing and touching almost 20 years ago, gave statements to police that were tendered in the former 2GB host’s criminal trial on Monday.

Alan Jones departs Downing Centre Court on Monday. Wolter Peeters One of the friends said “C” had told him Jones would “give me a massage” and “touch me on the leg when I was driving him”, the Downing Centre Local Court heard.

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