Veteran radio host and ex-rugby coach previously denied allegations of indecent assault aired by local media.Australia’s veteran broadcaster and former rugby coach Alan Jones has been charged with alleged sexual offences spanning two decades.
Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Monday that Jones had been charged with 24 offences involving eight alleged victims.
The alleged offences, including 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault and nine counts of assault with act of indecency, took place between 2001 and 2019, NSW police said.
Police earlier said they had arrested an 83-year-old man, who they did not identify, at a property in the downtown Sydney neighbourhood of Circular Quay.
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald commended investigators for “their tenacity and hard work”.
“Historical matters such as this are incredibly hard to investigate and bring before the courts and I again congratulate them on their ongoing investigation that will continue,” Fitzgerald told reporters at a news conference.
Fitzgerald said police will allege that Jones knew some of the alleged victims personally and some professionally.
Jones has been a fixture of Australian broadcasting since the mid-1980s, hosting influential shows on Sydney radio stations 2GB and 2UE and the TV network Sky News.
Jones, known for his conservative views, last sat behind the microphone in November last year while presenting his show on the streaming news channel ADH TV, which …
