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  "id": 9481480,
  "title": "Alan Jones welcomed prominent athlete to luxury home with ‘hug and slap on the bottom’, former butler tells court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/alan-jones-welcomed-prominent-athlete-to-luxury-home-with-hug-and-9481480",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:33:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/24/alan-jones-trial-butler-evidence-athlete-welcomed-with-slap-on-bottom-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, including two charges involving the athlete Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Listen to the podcast Alan Jones on Trial The man who was Alan Jones’s butler for almost two decades has told a Sydney court his boss would welcome a…",
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        "title": "Jones greeted athlete with 'slap on the bottom', ex-butler tells court",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Alan Jones welcomed prominent athlete to luxury home with ‘hug and slap on the bottom’, former butler tells court",
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        "published": "2026-09-24T03:33:36.000Z"
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