Alan Jones Trial Begins in Sydney on 22 Sexual Offence Charges

Former broadcaster Alan Jones's judge-alone trial began in Sydney's Downing Centre on 22 charges — 20 indecent assault and two sexual touching — involving six complainants and alleged offending from 2003 to 2020. Judge Glenn Walsh will hear 76 witnesses over an expected four months. Jones denies all wrongdoing, calling the allegations baseless or distorted.