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Alan Jones's text messages to boy, 14, are revealed in court before radio star invited him to his house years later and allegedly touched his bottom: 'Beautiful human being'

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Radio host Alan Jones is facing trial for allegedly indecently assaulting a 14-year-old boy years after exchanging supportive messages with him when he was younger. In court documents, it is revealed that Jones praised the teenager as "beautiful" and called him a "wonderful young man," before allegedly kissing and touching the youth on the bottom without consent during a later visit to his home in the NSW Southern Highlands. The case has been ongoing for three months with Jones pleading not guilty to 21 charges.

Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In a Sydney Local Court trial, Alan Jones, an 85-year-old former radio broadcaster, faces 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching spanning from 2003 to 2020. The fifth and final complainant, identified as "Complainant A," testified that when he was 13 years old, he wrote to Jones about his family's financial difficulties following the loss of a father figure and other personal hardships. Jones responded positively, calling him "sophisticated" and promising help over several years. Over time, their relationship deepened with Jones offering substantial financial support, including renovations worth more than $85,000, before allegedly assaulting the teenager when he was 17 by kissing him on the lips and touching his bottom at Jones's home in Fitzroy Falls.

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Clarifications and corrections

Who wrote this

Adelaide Lang

7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 She had been working as a teacher for years when she added the 17-year-old student on Snapchat and asked him not to tell anyone because it could get her into trouble.

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🔮 “I went in [to the bathroom] with a loofah … and scrubbed my mouth as much as I could,” he recalled.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Alan Jones’ alleged teen victim denies lying about groping

🔮 Wilson’s co-producers allege that shortfall could be traced to her false and derogatory statements about them online.

2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Rebel Wilson wins legal feud with producers of her film The Deb

🔮 The complainant is expected to say the former ruler of Sydney's airwaves invited him to his house in the NSW Southern Highlands when he was 17.

2026-10-06 · mixed framing · Alan Jones's text messages to boy, 14, are revealed in court before radio star invited him to his house years later and allegedly touched his bottom: 'Beautiful human being'

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source When an Australian designer started a fashion label nearly two decades ago, she had no idea it would spark a near seven-year legal battle with international pop star Katy Perry.

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🔮 What I may not be able to give is who was sitting at my table and at which direction something may have happened.'

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2026-09-15 · mixed framing · Famous Australian athlete tells court Alan Jones allegedly kissed him and pressed his genitals against him after sending flurry of 'I love you' texts

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Topics

Sydney Wallabies the NSW Local Court

Subjects

Jones PERSON · 10× Alan Jones PERSON · 2× Wallabies ORG · 2× Bashir PERSON · 1× Bryan Wrench PERSON · 1× Chris Murphy PERSON · 1× Gabrielle Bashir SC PERSON · 1× Georgina Wright SC PERSON · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× the NSW Local Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

As the retired broadcaster's marathon indecent assault and sexual touching trial entered its third month on Tuesday, his fifth and final complainant came face to face with his alleged assailant.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06

🔮 The complainant is expected to say the former ruler of Sydney's airwaves invited him to his house in the NSW Southern Highlands when he was 17.

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

Alan Jones's text messages to boy, 14, are revealed in court before radio star invited him to his house years later and allegedly touched his bottom: 'Beautiful human being' · mixed framing

Claims (21 extracted, 5 hedged)

Radio giant Alan Jones called a 14-year-old beautiful and sent him 'lots of love' before allegedly indecently assaulting him years later, a court has been told. uncertain

court → call → him

As the retired broadcaster's marathon indecent assault and sexual touching trial entered its third month on Tuesday, his fifth and final complainant came face to face with his alleged assailant. asserted

complainant → retire → assailant

Jones, who has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges, did not make eye contact as his accuser entered the witness box. asserted

accuser → plead → box

The complainant told the NSW Local Court he had written to the longtime shock jock about his family's financial and personal difficulties when he was 13 years old. asserted

he → tell → difficulties

Jones thanked him for a 'sophisticated and articulate' letter and agreed to help, according to correspondence read aloud in court. uncertain

Jones → thank → court

'I pioneered the expression 'struggle street', and I know that's where you and your mother live,' the former Wallabies coach told the teen. asserted

coach → pioneer → teen

In one message, the court was told he suggested the teen not tell his mother certain information about their discussions of the financial issues. uncertain

teen → tell → issues

In subsequent emails, Jones praised the teenager as special, a wonderful young man and 'sent' him a big hug while repeatedly suggesting they meet up. asserted

they → praise → hug

Radio giant Alan Jones called a 14-year-old beautiful and sent him 'lots of love' before allegedly indecently assaulting him years later, a court has been told 'I need to see you soon,' the talkback titan wrote, according to the email chain. uncertain

titan → call → chain

He called the teenager the 'most brilliant 13-year-old/14-year-old I've ever met' and said the high school student was always in his thoughts. asserted

student → call → thoughts

The complainant recalled having breakfast with Jones at his Circular Quay apartment, which his mother did not attend. asserted

mother → recall → which

'You're a beautiful human being ... lots of love,' Jones wrote to the then-14-year-old afterwards. asserted

Jones → write → old

The complainant is expected to say the former ruler of Sydney's airwaves invited him to his house in the NSW Southern Highlands when he was 17. asserted

he → expect → Highlands

Crown prosecutor Georgina Wright SC foreshadowed he would say Jones kissed him and touched him on the bottom without consent. asserted

Jones → foreshadow → consent

The teen did not initially report the incident but later wrote a note to his mother saying 'someone in power did something they should not have,' she said in her opening statement in August. asserted

she → report → August

Jones's barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC has argued the teenager's mother encouraged him to make the complaint after learning Jones would no longer provide support to the family. asserted

Jones → argue → family

Jones with his lawyers Bryan Wrench and Chris Murphy Her client maintains none of the alleged incidents occurred and insists the allegations against him are concocted. asserted

allegations → maintain → him

'Rivalry, treachery, double dealing, money, hatred, desperation, opportunism and more are at the heart of this case,' Ms Bashir declared in her opening statement. asserted

Bashir → declare → statement

Jones rose to prominence as the coach of the national men's rugby union team, the Wallabies, before turning to broadcasting in 1985, becoming one of the nation's most influential media figures. asserted

Jones → rise → figures

He retired in 2020 - the same year as the last of the allegations against him is said to have taken place. asserted

last → retire → place

The trial, which began on August 3, is slated to continue into November and possibly December. uncertain

which → begin → November