Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
A then-teenager scrubbed his mouth after Alan Jones allegedly kissed him and grabbed his buttocks, a court has been told.
Mr Jones is standing trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court having pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching.
He has continuously denied the allegations that he kissed or groped five male complainants between 2003 and 2020, including a male who can only be known as “Complainant A”.
A, the last of five male complainants to give evidence during Mr Jones’ high-profile trial, has alleged that Mr Jones kissed him at the ex-2GB host’s Fitzroy Falls property when he was 17.
The court was told on Tuesday that Complainant A first began communicating with Mr Jones when he was 13 when he wrote the media giant a letter because his family was enduring financial hardship and other personal strains.
A told the court on Tuesday he received several invitations over several years from Mr Jones to stay at his Fitzroy Falls farm
He told the court that he visited the property over a long weekend and was picked up at his home by Mr Jones and his driver.
A stayed at the property with Mr Jones by himself and had just turned 17 at the time, the court was told.
He received parental permission to stay at Mr Jones’ farm, the court was told.
A told the court that he stayed two nights and after dining with a couple and watching a movie, Mr Jones kissed him in the hallway.
“I said thank you for the weekend and for everything he had done,” A told the court on Tuesday.
“And then Mr Jones kissed me and he put his tongue inside my mouth and then I froze.”
A alleged during his evidence that Mr Jones placed his left hand on his right buttock during the kiss.
He told the court that he “recoiled”, stepped away and said “that’s enough Alan”.
A said the incident made him feel “very uncomfortable” and Mr Jones had a “grin” on his face afterwards.
He said that he went into the ensuite, which was connected to the bedroom in which he was sleeping, and scrubbed his mouth with a loofah.
“I felt violated and I felt gross,” A told the court when asked why he washed his mouth.
He said he did not shower because he felt he would be “vulnerable” if he did.
A said he “didn’t really understand what was going on”, was “very scared” and “terrified of making a scene and that (Mr Jones’) support would be withdrawn”.
The court was told extensive details of their correspondence in which A sought financial assistance from the broadcaster.
In one email, Mr Jones praised A as being “articulate” and “sophisticated”, and in others Mr Jones referred to A as a ”wonderful young man”, a “beautiful human being” and the “most brilliant 13-year-old/14-year-old I’ve ever met”, the court was told.
A told the court that he first met Mr Jones at his family home on an occasion when the ex-radio host was passing through the area.
In one email, Mr Jones told A that he and his family lived on “struggle street” and the court was told that Mr Jones helped the family come to a resolution with their bank.
The court was told that Mr Jones paid more than $86,000 for work to be carried out to complete the family’s home and used his connections to secure a builder.
A told Mr Jones in one message that he considered him his “friend, mentor and confidante”.
After the pair had lunch together, Mr Jones told A in an email that he looked “wonderful and fresh and bright” and “I can’t believe you’re 14 years of age”, the court was told.
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