Good afternoon. The former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.
Jones was arrested by New South Wales police on Monday morning after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation into the alleged offences and a more than three-hour police search of his apartment in Sydney’s Circular Quay.
The 83-year-old was charged with a total of 24 offences against eight alleged victims, including 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault where the alleged victim was under the authority of the alleged offender, nine counts of assault with act of indecency, two counts of sexually touch another person without consent and two counts of common assault.
The incidents are alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2019, with the youngest alleged victim aged 17 at the time. Jones has previously denied all allegations against him.
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“If the colonising king were to come to my country again, our country, then I’ll do it again.” – Lidia Thorpe
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