{
  "id": 4796068,
  "title": "Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rival-ray-hadley-tells-alan-jones-trial-that-alleged-victim-broke",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/2gb-rival-ray-hadley-evidence-alan-jones-trial-alleged-sexual-touching-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster Jones, 85, has denied 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges involving six men Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court that an alleged victim of Alan Jones confided in 2019 he’d been “sexually assaulted” by the fellow 2GB broadcaster on a number of occasions. “ He said [Jones] put his hand on my cock and kissed me,” Hadley told the Downing Centre…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Hadley tells court Jones complainant 'broke down' discussing allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/live-hadley-tells-court-jones-complainant-broke-down-discussing",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:01:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Alan Jones trial live updates: Former broadcaster’s 2GB colleague Ray Hadley gives evidence of conversation with complainant ‘C’, reveals he gave police statement about Jones in 2024",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/alan-jones-trial-live-updates-former-broadcasters-2gb-colleague-ray",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:33:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Alan Jones trial live updates: Former broadcaster’s 2GB colleague Ray Hadley gives evidence of conversation with complainant ‘C’, reveals he gave police statement about Jones in 2024",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/alan-jones-trial-live-updates-former-broadcasters-2gb-colleague-ray-4783647",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:33:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rival-ray-hadley-tells-alan-jones-trial-that-alleged-victim-broke-4798165",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:20:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}