Key Points
- Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones faces 26 charges over alleged historic offences.
- He was granted conditional release and will appear in court on December 18.
- Jones’ lawyer says he will fight the charges
Alan Jones faces new charges relating to a ninth alleged victim as the veteran broadcaster awaits his first court date since his arrest.
with 24 offenses against eight people after being arrested at his apartment overlooking Sydney’s Harbor Bridge.
On Tuesday, police said Jones was charged with two additional counts of assault with an indecent act involving a ninth person.
The charges were filed after detectives received additional legal advice, investigators said.
Jones remained silent as he left a central Sydney police station on Monday afternoon after the first charges were laid.
The prominent broadcaster, who has wielded political and public influence on the airwaves for decades, faces allegations including 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault when the alleged victim was under his authority.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
The alleged offenses occurred between 2001 and 2019.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the work of the taskforce that began investigating Jones in March was not finished.
“We think more people will come forward with information,” he said Monday.
“(Investigators) are currently talking to people and will continue to talk to people.”
Jones was granted bail to appear at Downing Center Local Court on December 18.
His lawyer Chris Murphy said his client would defend the charges.
“He is presumed innocent,” Murphy told reporters outside Sydney police station as Jones sat behind the tinted windows of a Lexus.
Police alleged that a teenager, an employee and people who had never met Jones before were among Jones’ victims.
The youngest plaintiff was 17 years old at the time of the alleged offenses.
Who is Alan Jones?
Jones began his hugely successful broadcasting job in 1985 after a failed political career and became a feared interviewer who excelled at grilling leaders while dominating the airwaves with his outspoken, conservative views.
He worked with Sydney radio station 2UE before joining rival 2GB, where he was long a ratings heavyweight.
Jones’ most recent broadcast work was for digital platform ADH TV, but he has been off the air since November 2023.
He also coached the men’s national rugby team between 1984 and 1988.
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