Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults
Ray Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenRay Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial. The 85-year-old has pleaded not guilty.“I asked him if he was homosexual and whether he was consenting to it,” Hadley told the court when giving evidence.“He broke down and cried and said ‘No, I hated it.
- ▪Ray Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial.
- ▪Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenRay Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial.
- ▪The 85-year-old has pleaded not guilty.“I asked him if he was homosexual and whether he was consenting to it,” Hadley told the court when giving evidence.“He broke down and cried and said ‘No, I hated it.
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Ray Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenRay Hadley arrives at Downing Centre local court on Tuesday to give evidence in Alan Jones’s trial. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPAlan Jones trialRival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaultsFormer 2GB and 2UE broadcaster Jones, 85, has denied 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges involving six menAmanda MeadeTue 1 Sep 2026 01.20 EDTLast modified on Tue 1 Sep 2026 01.23 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBroadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court that an alleged victim of Alan Jones confided in 2019 he’d been “sexually assaulted” by the fellow 2GB…
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