{
  "id": 2088112,
  "title": "Alan Jones’s barrister argues alleged victim was not groomed because that ‘happens to young children’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/alan-joness-barrister-argues-alleged-victim-was-not-groomed-because",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/20/alan-jones-trial-grooming-claim-adult-alleged-victim-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driver Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Alan Jones’s defence team has suggested his alleged victim was never groomed because “grooming is something that happens to young children”.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}