In a Sydney courtroom, an 85-year-old broadcaster faces the weight of testimony that asks the law to reckon with something more elusive than physical evidence: the decade-long reshaping of a young man's sense of what was normal, permissible, and survivable. Complainant C, who began working at 2GB radio at eighteen, describes how alleged grooming by Alan Jones conditioned him to speak and behave in ways that now appear, in the cold light of cross-examination, to contradict his own claims of harm. The trial turns on a question as old as power itself — whether compliance is the same as consent, a
Alleged grooming victim tells Jones court: 'I was shaped to accept this'
Alleged victim describes decade-long grooming and unwanted sexual touching by powerful broadcaster, with testimony revealing psychological manipulation and power dynamics affecting his ability to resist or disclose abuse.
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