{"id":1012299,"date":"2026-08-20T06:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012299\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:18:20","slug":"man-denies-being-encouraged-to-make-alan-jones-complaint-to-benefit-radio-rival-court-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012299\/","title":{"rendered":"Man denies being encouraged to make Alan Jones complaint to benefit radio rival, court hears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Jones’s defence lawyers have accused one of the veteran broadcaster’s alleged assault victims of confiding in two men who “hated” Mr Jones as part of a workplace “beef” at commercial radio station 2GB.<\/p>\n

Complainant C, a former colleague of Mr Jones, is giving evidence in his criminal trial in the NSW Local Court, having accused the former high-profile talkback host of kissing and touching him.<\/p>\n

There are eight charges of indecent assault connected to Complainant C, who has alleged Mr Jones touched his crotch while driving and kissed him multiple times in his apartment lift, and in a work lift.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching in relation to six men.<\/p>\n

In the defence case opening remarks, Gabrielle Bashir SC suggested Complainant C in particular had been encouraged to make a complaint by 2GB host Ray Hadley, to “destroy” his radio rival Mr Jones.<\/p>\n

The court has previously heard Complainant C told Mr Hadley in 2019 he’d been assaulted by Mr Jones, and then spoke on the phone that day to author Peter FitzSimons, who at the time was allegedly “researching” a story about Mr Jones.<\/p>\n

Complainant C said he never told Mr FitzSimons who he was, and refused to go on the record, but has admitted he was happy for the author to use his allegations for “background”.<\/p>\n

Lawyer suggests complaint was prearranged<\/p>\n

The court heard on Thursday that suggestions from Mr Jones’s defence team that Mr Hadley, who presented the morning show, “coveted” Mr Jones’s breakfast slot in 2019, and was disappointed when he did not get it.<\/p>\n

Ms Bashir put to Complainant C that he was aware both Mr Hadley and Mr FitzSimons did not like Mr Jones, and suggested they prearranged a complaint.<\/p>\n

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“You understood Ray Hadley was in a position to benefit from publication of such allegations against Alan Jones?” Ms Bashir asked.<\/p>\n

“I don’t agree with that,” Complainant C replied.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Complainant C responded that Mr Jones had re-signed his contract to continue the breakfast program just months earlier, so he did not consider the talkback host’s job was at risk.<\/p>\n

Ms Bashir said while Complainant C did not give permission for Mr FitzSimons to publish his allegations, he knew his employer might find out.<\/p>\n

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“You understood that those allegations \u2026 in Peter FitzSimons’s hands, whether he knew who you were or not, could be shared with others at Nine?” she asked.<\/p>\n

“I can’t agree with that, I don’t agree with that,” the witness replied.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Man<\/p>\n

The court heard Mr Jones had re-signed his breakfast program contract prior to Complainant C sharing his complaint. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)<\/p>\n

Media company Nine owns 2GB.<\/p>\n

The court heard Mr Jones sent C a text in December 2019, describing Mr Hadley’s perceived attempt to unseat him in the breakfast role as “profound treachery”.<\/p>\n

Complainant C said he understood there was “a beef between Alan, Ray and management,” but he did not think the pair were “rivals”.<\/p>\n

The court also heard Complainant C told prosecutors Mr FitzSimons “hated” Mr Jones, and Mr Hadley “did not like” him.<\/p>\n

‘Groomed to write in that manner’<\/p>\n

The complainant was also asked against about text messages he sent Mr Jones.<\/p>\n

One message, sent around the time of Mr Jones’ retirement from radio, said “your kindness to me has never wavered”.<\/p>\n

“You could have just said congratulations to Alan,” Mr Bashir put to Complainant C.<\/p>\n

“I was groomed to write in that manner,” Complainant C responded.<\/p>\n

When Ms Bashir challenged the witness on the term grooming, suggesting that was something that happened to “young children”, Complainant C defended himself.<\/p>\n

“I was a young man,” he told the court.<\/p>\n

“He was 40-45 years older than me and I was a junior staffer.”<\/p>\n

Under re-examination by the Crown, Complainant C was asked why he never told his managers at work what Mr Jones had allegedly done to him.<\/p>\n

The complainant said it was because he was embarrassed, and he did not feel he would be protected by his manager, who he described as being “extremely loyal” to Mr Jones.<\/p>\n

Complainant C has now finished giving evidence, and the trial is expected to begin hearing from his colleagues from Friday.<\/p>\n

The trial continues.<\/p>\n

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