Two more charges of assault with an act of indecency have been laid against former broadcasting heavyweight Alan Jones adding to the 24 charges laid on Monday. The shock jock, 83, was arrested on Monday morning following an investigation into claims spanning two decades. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Broadcaster Alan Jones charged.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today He was accused of 24 offences against eight victims, with the youngest aged 17 at the time the alleged crime took place. However, in an update on Tuesday, NSW Police said they had charged Jones with an additional two counts. “Following further legal advice, the man was charged with an additional two counts of assault with act of indecency relating to a ninth victim,” they said.
The complex, months-long police investigation culminated in his arrest as investigators searched the radio veteran’s luxurious unit overlooking Sydney Harbour at Circular Quay. “In March 2024, State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad established Strike Force Bonnefin to investigate a number of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019,” police said in a statement. “Following extensive inquiries, about 7.
45am (Monday), strike force detectives executed a search warrant at a unit in Circular Quay where they arrested an 83-year-old man.” Child abuse squad detectives charged the once powerful media figure with 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault — victim under authority of offender.
