In a Sydney courtroom, an 85-year-old broadcasting institution faces the weight of 22 charges brought by six men who say power and proximity were used against them. The trial of Alan Jones draws into its orbit not only questions of consent and dignity, but the tangled loyalties of a media world where rivalry, ambition, and disclosure are difficult to separate. What unfolds at the Downing Centre is a reckoning that asks, as such trials always do, how long silence is kept and at what cost — and who benefits when it finally breaks.
Hadley testifies alleged Jones victim 'broke down and sobbed' describing assaults
An alleged victim reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact and assault, describing emotional distress including breaking down and sobbing when recounting the incidents.
Crime & Justice