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  "id": 1645292,
  "title": "Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/alleged-victim-tells-alan-joness-barrister-he-was-groomed-for-10",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:15:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/alan-jones-trial-alleged-victim-groomed-10-years-cross-examination-indecent-assault-charges-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "Former broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges in relation to six men Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Former Alan Jones colleague tells court of currying favour through texts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/former-alan-jones-colleague-tells-court-of-currying-favour-through",
        "published": "2026-08-18T02:35:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/alleged-victim-tells-alan-joness-barrister-he-was-groomed-for-10-1646720",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:15:27.000Z"
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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."
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