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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

‘I felt violated’: witness alleges Alan Jones kissed him and put hand on his bottom when he was 17

Alan Jones arrives at the Downing Centre local court
Alan Jones arrives at the Downing Centre local court in Sydney. The court heard Jones had described the teenager as a ‘sophisticated, articulate 13-year-old’ who was experiencing ‘terrible circumstances’. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP

When Alan Jones allegedly put his tongue inside the mouth of a 17-year-old and touched him on the bottom the teenager recoiled and withdrew to his ensuite where he scrubbed his mouth with a loofah, a Sydney court has heard.

“I felt violated and I felt gross,” the witness, who began corresponding with the broadcaster as a 13-year-old, said in his first day in the witness box where he is the fifth and final complainant in the lengthy trial of the former radio broadcaster.

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