{
  "id": 12296947,
  "title": "Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alan-jones-corresponded-with-13-year-old-who-asked-for-financial-help-12296947",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/06/alan-jones-court-financial-help-13-year-old-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 13-year-old boy wrote to radio host Alan Jones asking for financial help after his father left and his single mother was struggling financially. The teenager, known as complainant A, received an extensive response from Jones, who showered him with praise.\n\nJones and the teenager corresponded, and Jones also took him to lunch and had him visit his apartment. During their conversations, Jones asked the teenager to keep some discussions secret from his mother.\n\nThe details of their interactions were given by complainant A in a closed court, according to reports from The Guardian Australia and The Guardian.",
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alan-jones-corresponded-with-13-year-old-who-asked-for-financial-help",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:57:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘A special young man’: Alan Jones spent $85k renovating teen’s home before alleged indecent assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-special-young-man-alan-jones-spent-85k-renovating-teens-home-before-12310615",
        "published": "2026-10-06T05:46:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘A special young man’: Alan Jones spent $85k renovating teen’s home before alleged indecent assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-special-young-man-alan-jones-spent-85k-renovating-teens-home-before",
        "published": "2026-10-06T05:46:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Alan Jones kiss left 17yo feeling 'violated', court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alan-jones-kiss-left-17yo-feeling-violated-court-told",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:50:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}