Alan Jones's defence team accused of trying to intimidate witness
The broadcaster's defence team is accused by a prosecutor of trying to intimidate a witness during a heated exchange in Alan Jones's indecent assault trial in Sydney.
Alan Jones' defence team has been accused of attempting to intimidate a witness involved in the case against the 85-year-old broadcaster. The woman in question, who was a former girlfriend of one of Jones' alleged victims, testified that a message from Complainant J could be interpreted as a financial promise for coming forward.
However, she denied this interpretation, stating that the message was meant to express her happiness. The defence barrister questioned her about this message during cross-examination, but she maintained her stance that she never thought the message was a financial promise. The prosecutor accused the defence of trying to "besmirch" the witness, but the judge allowed the questioning to continue.
The woman strongly denied needing financial help from the complainant and rejected suggestions that the conversation about inappropriate touching never took place. She confessed that she did not disclose the allegations to her mother, who only learned about them after Mr. Jones was arrested. The trial is expected to hear evidence from the second of six complainants in the coming days.
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