Alan Jones indecent assault, sexual touching trial set to include 139 witnesses, go for four months

Earlier on Tuesday Wrench told the court he had written to the ODPP asking them to “reconsider reversing” a decision in September to have the matter heard before a local court magistrate rather than a jury in the District Court.

“They refused,” he said, adding that he wanted “full disclosure of all materials related to this matter.”

“We need to see all the cards,” Wrench said.

“We received a file of material less than a week ago,” Wrench said. Walsh interrupted him, saying he acknowledged Wrench’s concern but was “hearing it right now.”

“I asked you a question; when can the topic be prepared? [for hearing]From your perspective?” said Walsh.

Wrench continued: Herald’s lead investigative reporter Kate McClymont refused to produce any documents regarding interviews with witnesses, and Walsh said he could “subpoena her if you want.”

When Walsh asked how much time he needed to resolve the matter, Wrench said he first needed to know that the summary of evidence had been “fully complied with”.

“The DPP has refused to tell us whether the investigation has been completed,” he said, adding that Jones should have “got all the documents before him so he knows the case he needs to hear”.

“We expect to conduct our own investigative investigation to properly defend Mr. Jones, who was denied a jury trial… We do not want to deprive Mr. Jones of a fair trial.”

Meanwhile, the judge asked Curran how many witnesses there were in the crown case and he said “there are currently 139 witnesses”.

He added that ODPP has made four attempts to obtain more detail about Jones’ representation so that the parties can hold a case conference and try to reduce that number.

“As of today, no conference has been held as we have not been informed who the lawyer is,” Curran said.

New details about Jones’ accusations emerged last month, shedding more light on the scene and circumstances of the alleged crime.

After initially being charged with dozens of crimes, many had their points reduced or reduced during the year-long legal process; The number of concerned complainants recently dropped from 11 to nine.

Court documents seen by this imprint shortly after Jones was arrested at his luxury flat in Circular Quay a year ago included allegations of fondling a penis, fondling thighs, squeezing buttocks and pulling a man’s testicles.

He was accused of committing the crimes at his former home in Newtown, his harborside flat, his farm at Fitzroy Falls in the Southern Highlands, Tamworth in northern NSW and other locations in Sydney.

However, updated court documents seen reporter More details emerged last month.

These include allegations that a complainant was assaulted five times at Jones’ Fitzroy Falls home in 2004 by kissing her on the lips, untying her robe and removing her underwear, that Jones rubbed his penis against hers and that the complainant touched and squeezed his penis while masturbating.

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The same man was allegedly attacked while driving Jones to his home in Fitzroy Falls and twice to Jones’ home in Sydney in 2003.

In 2008 Jones allegedly assaulted a man three times at a Kiama restaurant; these included “caressing the front and back of her thigh on the outside of her clothing”, “caressing the lower part of the outside of her clothing” and “moving his body towards the back of the complainant’s body, touching her”. [his] He takes his penis out of his clothes and pulls out his penis.”

Also in 2008, Jones allegedly assaulted another man twice as he was being driven home from work, kissed him three times in the lift of his Sydney home and twice in the lift of his workplace, and touched his penis outside his clothing at the Gunners Barracks restaurant in Mosman.

In 2012, Jones allegedly assaulted another complainant at an event in Sydney by touching and squeezing her bottom outside her clothing. Police said Jones “touched and grabbed” another man’s bottom at a Tamworth event in late 2013.

He is also accused of rubbing another man’s leg “towards his groin” during a performance at the Sydney Opera House in 2014. Five years later, he allegedly touched another complainant’s “back and lower part” during an event in Sydney.

Another man was allegedly assaulted by kissing him on the side of the mouth at an event in Sydney in 2015, and again between 2018 and 2020 at Jones’s Sydney home where the broadcaster is accused of “pushing his body, including his genitals, against the complainant’s upper inner thigh”.

Since his arrest, Jones has vehemently denied all allegations and previously told media outside court that he is “absolutely not guilty” and will “present my own account to the jury” of the “baseless” or distorted allegations.

Jones announced his retirement from radio station 2GB in May 2020.

The matter will return to court next Thursday to determine preliminary hearing legal arguments and dates.