Overview
- On Wednesday the fourth complainant, identified as “H”, told the Downing Centre Local Court that Jones ran his hand down his upper back and rested it on his bottom at a Sydney function.
- H’s boss told the court he came to her door in the days after the event and said, “Now I know how women feel,” and asked her to keep the matter confidential.
- A former colleague described H as looking “stunned and upset” and quoted him saying, “I didn’t do anything. What could I do?” when asked how he reacted to the alleged touching.
- The defence has pointed to inconsistencies about when disclosures were made and a businessman who attended the event gave a statement saying he did not recall anything out of the ordinary, while defence counsel says the trial could run until late November or early December.
- Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, rejects the allegations as concocted, and the outcome will carry significant legal and reputational consequences for the former broadcaster.