Mother of alleged youngest Alan Jones victim says she 'absolutely trusted' the radio host

The mother of the youngest of five men accusing Australian 2GB radio broadcaster Alan Jones, 85, of sexual touching gave evidence on Tuesday at the Downing Centre local court in Sydney. She told the court she "absolutely trusted" Jones. The trial has reached its 11th week, and all five complainants have now finished giving evidence.

Jones has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching. The five men allege he touched them sexually between 2003 and 2020.

The son's evidence

The youngest complainant, referred to in court as A, earlier testified that at 17 he was alone at Jones's farm at Fitzroy Falls in the southern highlands. He said the broadcaster kissed him, put his tongue in his mouth and touched his bottom. He told the court he felt violated and gross.

The mother's account

The woman, who is divorced and at the time was facing financial ruin and mourning a death in the family, said she had read many emails from Jones praising her son. She was pleased her boy had an older mentor. Jones had been corresponding with A since the then 13-year-old asked him for help with his mother's financial problems. The court heard Jones never invited her to his home but invited the teenager on several occasions.

When her son came back from a two-night stay during the school holidays, she said she knew straight away something was wrong: his mood had changed and he was not sleeping. Ten days later he handed her a scrawled note referring to an incident of a sexual nature, and said he did not want to talk about it. She asked whether he wanted to go to police; he declined, saying it would be his word against that of a powerful man.

She told her son not to have contact with Jones but kept corresponding with him herself. She said she was frightened because nothing with the bank had been finalised and Jones might withdraw his help, including house repairs he paid for to the tune of $100,000. She gave her first police statement in May 2024, and in December 2025 she found the note and handed it to the investigating detective. The trial continues.