Former Butler Testifies Alan Jones Greeted Prominent Athlete With 'Hug and Slap on the Bottom'

The man who served as broadcaster Alan Jones's butler for nearly 20 years has testified that his former employer would greet a prominent athlete at his luxury harbourside Sydney apartment with a hug and a slap on the bottom, telling a court Jones would call the athlete champion, according to the Guardian.

David Allan told the Downing Centre court he worked as a household manager for Jones for 18 and a half years, until August 2019, describing his duties as encompassing cooking, cleaning and ironing, including Jones's underwear and socks, while his former boss operated on roughly two and a half hours of sleep a night.

Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, with the charges including two counts involving the athlete referenced in Allan's testimony. The trial is ongoing, and the report characterizes Allan's account as evidence given at the coalface of Jones's domestic life, given the butler's close, long-term proximity to his day-to-day routine.

The Guardian's report frames Allan's testimony as part of the broader evidentiary record being presented in the case, though it did not detail additional witnesses or evidence beyond the butler's description of the alleged greeting. Jones denies all charges against him, and the trial continues before the court.

Further scheduling details of the trial, including when a verdict is expected, were not specified in the available report.