Claims extracted
31
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
5 of 31 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
8
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
An alleged victim of Alan Jones has told a Sydney court that an unwanted kiss from the former shock jock more than a decade ago is seared in his memory and he wished it never happened.
asserted
it → allege → memory
The ex-sportsman, known as complainant M, agreed during cross-examination by the defence that he sent Jones a shirtless photo of him in Paris some months before the alleged kiss.
M explained the photo was sent in response to a question from Jones about how he was faring while he was overseas.
asserted
he → know → Jones
M replied “this good, haha”, accompanied by the photo which had just been taken of him, and which he thought was a good photo, the court heard on Thursday.
asserted
court → reply → Thursday
Jones replied: “I love the photo.
asserted
I → reply → photo
I love you.
asserted
I → love → you
I want to kiss you for hours.
asserted
I → want → hours
We must catch up xxxxxx.”
asserted
We → catch → ?
Defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir suggested to M that the subsequent alleged kiss at an awards night in 2015 never happened.
uncertain
kiss → suggest → 2015
She showed him text messages where he was affectionate to the defendant despite testifying he was shocked and embarrassed.
asserted
he → show → defendant
“I know the kiss happened because I can’t get it out of my memory,” M replied on his third day in the witness box at Downing Centre local court.
asserted
M → know → court
“I wanted the kiss that happened to have never have happened.
asserted
that → want → ?
In some ways I feel as though I am deflecting [in the text messages].”
asserted
I → feel → messages
Jones has been charged with 20 counts of indecent assault an two charges of sexual touching against six men.
asserted
Jones → charge → men
He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
asserted
He → plead → charges
Bashir on Thursday suggested that a text from Jones after the event which included the words “I hope you can feel my kisses darling” did not imply any kiss happened because Jones often spoke to him like that.
uncertain
Jones → suggest → that
Jones had said: “Great to see you.
asserted
Jones → say → you
Sorry I didn’t catch up after …
asserted
I → catch → ?
You looked great.
asserted
You → look → ?
I love you, I hope you can feel my kisses darling xxxx.”
asserted
you → love → kisses
M replied with a message: “Nice to see you too.
asserted
M → reply → you
I had a very long day today and I am pleased to be in bed now.
asserted
I → have → bed
M pushed back on repeated suggestions by Bashir that he has given conflicting statements to police and in court about the awards night when the alleged kiss took place.
asserted
kiss → push → place
The defence barrister asked M dozens of questions about seating arrangements, the guest list, the timing of meals and awards and which direction Jones was facing when the alleged offence occurred.
asserted
offence → ask → direction
“What I may not be able to give is who was sitting at my table ... at which direction something may have happened.
uncertain
something → give → table
Those things I may not recall,” the complainant said.
uncertain
complainant → recall → things
Bashir said in court: “I suggest the kiss allegation could not have happened in any location.
uncertain
allegation → say → location
You have never said in any police statement that this happened at the [location] have you?
asserted
you → say → location
M replied: “No I haven’t.”
asserted
I → reply → ?
The former athlete is the first complainant to choose to give evidence in a closed court and come face to face with Jones.
asserted
athlete → choose → Jones
The media were given permission to cover the case from a separate location.
asserted
media → give → location
The trial before judge Glenn Walsh continues.
asserted
trial → continue → Walsh
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