Man denies reporting Alan Jones to police in order to 'get money'
A man accusing Alan Jones of indecently assaulting him as a 17-year-old made a police complaint to "get money", the former broadcaster's lawyer has told a Sydney court.
Complainant J, a former police officer, testified in court that he met Alan Jones in high school and alleges the former broadcaster indecently assaulted him when he was 17. Complainant J denied seeking financial gain from the allegations, stating that he does not want anything from the case. His lawyer, Gabrielle Bashir SC, questioned whether Complainant J saw the opportunity to receive compensation from Jones and if he believed he could claim compensation due to the time elapsed.
However, Complainant J maintained that he does not want any money from Jones. The court also heard that Complainant J received a mobile phone and a car from Jones when he was a teenager, but evidence suggested he was 18 when he received the phone and the car was not registered in his name until he was over 18. Complainant J denied these discrepancies and rejected the suggestion that Jones gave him the gifts to paint a picture of him as a schoolboy.
Additionally, Complainant J denied receiving payments from Jones' company, Belford Productions, as an attempt to assert an ulterior motive for the payments.
Written by urgent.news from ABC News AU's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.