Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears
Summary
Alan Jones corresponded with a 13-year-old boy who wrote to him asking for financial help during difficult family times. Jones continued to communicate with the boy for years, offering support and money, while facing charges for alleged sexual misconduct between 2003 and 2020.Key Facts
- The teenager, called complainant A, contacted Alan Jones after family hardships including his father leaving and a family death.
- Jones described the boy as a "sophisticated, articulate 13-year-old" and offered financial and legal help.
- Over about three years, Jones stayed in contact through emails, texts, calls, and visits.
- Jones asked the boy to keep some information secret from his mother to avoid causing her worry.
- Jones gave money for building work on the boy’s mother’s home, mentioning an $86,000 cheque.
- Jones also offered to pay for a lawyer but said his support had limits.
- Prosecutors state Jones invited the then-17-year-old to his farm where he allegedly kissed and touched him inappropriately.
- Jones denies 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, and the trial is ongoing.
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