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Mother breaks down reading son's note at Alan Jones trial

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 20 October 2026 at 1:52 pm

The mother of Complainant A has told a trial she "trusted" Alan Jones as a mentor to her young son before the veteran broadcaster allegedly indecently assaulted the 17-year-old schoolboy.

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