{
  "id": 12766313,
  "title": "Tense scenes as Alan Jones accuser denies scheme to extract more than $100k from him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/tense-scenes-as-alan-jones-accuser-denies-scheme-to-extract-more-than",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:41:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tense-scenes-as-alan-jones-accuser-denies-scheme-to-extract-more-than-100k-from-him-20261008-p613gd.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man accusing Alan Jones of indecent assault has denied allegations that he and his mother tried to deceive the broadcaster to obtain financial assistance. The man, now an adult, claims Jones kissed him, put his tongue in his mouth, and touched his buttocks when he was 17.\n\nAccording to ABC News AU, the man, known as Complainant A, first contacted Jones at age 13, seeking help with his family's financial struggles. Jones corresponded with the boy over three years, using his influence to help the boy's mother renegotiate a home loan, which included $600,000 being wiped off her initial debt.\n\nThe Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that the man has been accused of misleading Jones with emails secretly written by his mother. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching related to five male complainants.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Emails between Alan Jones and 17yo schoolboy read to court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/emails-between-alan-jones-and-17yo-schoolboy-read-to-court",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Tense scenes as Alan Jones accuser denies scheme to extract more than $100k from him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/tense-scenes-as-alan-jones-accuser-denies-scheme-to-extract-more-than-12766391",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:41:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}