# Alan Jones’s barrister says alleged victim was not groomed because it ‘happens to young children’

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-20 06:07 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/20/alan-jones-trial-grooming-claim-adult-alleged-victim-ntwnfb

> In a Sydney court, Alan Jones’s defence argued that complainant C was not groomed, saying grooming happens to young children. C said Jones was more than 40 years older and far more powerful when he employed him as a young driver, and described the alleged touching and messages as part of long-term grooming. Jones has pleaded not guilty to 20 indecent assault charges and two sexual-touching counts involving six men.