{
  "id": 2317505,
  "title": "Accuser looked shocked at lunch when Jones put hand under table, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/accuser-looked-shocked-at-lunch-when-jones-put-hand-under-table-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:24:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/accuser-looked-shocked-at-lunch-when-jones-put-hand-under-table-court-told-20260821-p60qdp.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A guest at a lunch where Alan Jones is accused of indecently assaulting a young man has told a Sydney court that the alleged victim looked distraught. The guest, who was also at the lunch, said he could not see what was happening under the table but observed Jones holding a wine glass with his right hand while his left hand was under the table.\n\nAccording to The Guardian Australia, the alleged victim, known as complainant C, had earlier told the court that Jones had instructed him to sit next to him at the long table and spent the entire lunch with his left hand under the table, either on his leg or on his penis over his pants. The guest said he saw two other guests closer to Jones and C appear \"startled\" and \"amused\".\n\nThe witness told the Downing Centre local court that when he looked at C, he looked \"distraught\", and that he had been drawn to him because of the reactions of the other two guests. Jones has pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching against six complainants.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Complainant 'distraught' when Alan Jones put hand under table, trial hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/complainant-distraught-when-alan-jones-put-hand-under-table-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:19:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Accuser looked shocked at lunch when Jones put hand under table, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/accuser-looked-shocked-at-lunch-when-jones-put-hand-under-table-court-2324128",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:24:31.000Z"
      }
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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."
}