{
  "id": 7942482,
  "title": "Prominent athlete tells Alan Jones trial he sent shirtless photo before unwanted kiss he wished ‘never happened’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/prominent-athlete-tells-alan-jones-trial-he-sent-shirtless-photo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:50:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/17/alan-jones-trial-athlete-sent-shirtless-photo-before-unwanted-kiss-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A high-profile athlete, known as Complainant M, has told a Sydney court that an unwanted kiss from broadcaster Alan Jones is seared in his memory and he wished it never happened. Complainant M, a former sportsman, had previously sent Jones a shirtless photo of himself in Paris, which was acknowledged during cross-examination by the defence.\n\nAccording to Complainant M, the alleged non-consensual kiss occurred on the mouth twice, in 2015 and 2020. Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, relating to six male complainants.\n\nThe court also heard that Jones sent Complainant M gifts, including weekly flowers delivered by his driver, and that Jones touched him non-consensually. Complainant M denied making up the allegation, stating he can't get the incident out of his memory.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Alan Jones trial live updates: Cross-examination of complainant ‘M’ resumes as indecent assault, sexual touching trial continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/alan-jones-trial-live-updates-cross-examination-of-complainant-m",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:17:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Alan Jones trial live updates: Cross-examination of complainant ‘M’ resumes as indecent assault, sexual touching trial continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/alan-jones-trial-live-updates-cross-examination-of-complainant-m-7907021",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:17:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Athlete tells court he can't get alleged Alan Jones kiss 'out of my memory'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/athlete-tells-court-he-cant-get-alleged-alan-jones-kiss-out-of-my",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:17:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Prominent athlete tells Alan Jones trial he sent shirtless photo before unwanted kiss he wished ‘never happened’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/prominent-athlete-tells-alan-jones-trial-he-sent-shirtless-photo-7947975",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:50:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}