Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination

Former broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges in relation to six men

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Alan Jones allegedly groomed a junior staffer at 2GB for a decade, resulting in the young man sending multiple explicit texts to the broadcaster, a Sydney court has heard.

As a young man, Complainant C was a driver for the 2GB star broadcaster when Jones allegedly touched his penis and kissed him, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/14/alan-jones-trial-alleged-victim-broadcaster-eggs-soldiers-ironed-underpants-court-ntwnfb">C has told Downing Centre local court.