Alan Jones trial hears alleged victim's account of indecent assaults

In a Sydney courtroom, an 85-year-old broadcaster faces 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching brought by six complainants, as testimony this week illuminated one of the oldest and most painful questions in cases of abuse: why do those who are harmed so often remain silent? The answer offered — financial dependence, fear of disbelief, the crushing weight of a powerful man's reputation — speaks not only to this trial but to the enduring asymmetry between the vulnerable and the influential. What is being weighed here is not only guilt or innocence, but the human cost of silence itsel