September 1, 2026 — 4:34pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Warning: Graphic evidence Former 2GB heavyweight Ray Hadley has told a court that an alleged victim of unwanted kissing and touching by Alan Jones “broke down and cried” when he
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Former 2GB heavyweight Ray Hadley has told a court that an alleged victim of unwanted kissing and touching by Alan Jones “broke down and cried” when he confided in him about the alleged assaults.
Hadley gave evidence on Tuesday in Jones’ criminal trial in the Downing Centre Local Court that he offered to accompany complainant “C” to the police in 2019 to make a statement.
But the man insisted he did not want to go to the police because Jones was “too powerful” and he feared it would ruin him and his career, Hadley told the court.
Hadley, Jones’ longtime colleague at 2GB, said the complainant told him Jones “put his hand on my c— and kissed me”.
“I asked him if he was homosexual, and whether he was consenting to it,” Hadley said. “He broke down and cried and said, ‘no, I hated it. I’m not homosexual.’”
The former broadcaster said “C” alleged the events happened in the lift and while driving a car.
“He said that he’d have two bags in his hands … and Mr Jones would press him against the wall of the lift and kiss him on the lips,” Hadley said.
Jones, 85, is standing trial on 22 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent spanning six complainants and a 17-year period from 2003 to 2020. He denies the allegations.
“C”, the second of six men to give evidence in the trial, has previously given evidence that he told Hadley about the alleged assaults.
Of the 22 charges in the case, eight indecent assault charges relate to “C”, who has accused Jones of unwanted kissing and touching over a five-month period about 20 years ago.
Hadley said the complainant told him he was “embarrassed and ashamed that he allowed it to happen … and that he wished that he had done something about it”.
“I kept consoling him,” Hadley said. “I felt sorry for him. I kept telling him it wasn’t his fault and he didn’t have to keep explaining to me why he didn’t reject his advances.”
Hadley told the court that author, journalist and Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter FitzSimons had been investigating allegations against Jones and that he facilitated a phone call between “C” and FitzSimons in 2019.
At this stage, the complainant’s identity was kept secret from FitzSimons and the allegations were not reported, the court has heard.
In 2023, the Herald’s chief investigative reporter, Kate McClymont, spoke to “C”, the court heard, and his allegations were published in an anonymised form. Hadley agreed he discussed the article on air.
“Did you have any communication with him [complainant ‘C’] about what you would say on air?” prosecutor Georgina Wright, SC, asked.
“I did. I felt it was important that I didn’t say anything that he’d find difficult to deal with,” Hadley said.
Jones denies that any of the physical acts alleged in the trial occurred. His barrister, Gabrielle Bashir, SC, has alleged that Hadley encouraged “C” to make the allegations about Jones because the broadcaster was his rival at 2GB.
Hadley will return to court on Wednesday. This allegation has not yet been put to him for his response.
He agreed that he gave police a statement about Jones in mid-2024. Jones was arrested in November that year.
Earlier on Tuesday, the wife of “C” gave evidence she had been present when the complainant told friends that Jones had “grabbed him on the c—” and “pushed him up against the wall and kissed him” in a lift.
She said she did not ask “C” about this because it was “not something I wanted to think about”. She said “C” had also shown her a text message from Jones about the complainant’s penis size.
Jones was invited to the couple’s wedding, she told the court.“C” had told her it would “cause issues if he wasn’t”, she said, and he didn’t want to “seem to be ungrateful”.
She said “C” told her in 2023 that he had been approached by McClymont to talk about Jones.
“I was very silent and I listened to what he said,” she said. “I do remember he said [the alleged indecent assaults] … had happened on more than one occasion.”
She said “C” was “very matter-of-fact” and “not overly emotional” during the conversation.
“After he told me what had happened he was very drained and maybe relieved,” she said. She “gave him a cuddle” and let him know she was there if he wanted to talk, she said.
McClymont had also contacted her in late 2023, she told the court. She spoke to her husband about his mental wellbeing when the article was published, she said.
The trial continues.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or the Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491.
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