Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones, once one of Australia's most powerful media figures, has been taken into a police station in the back of an unmarked car to answer indecent assault allegations. or signup to continue reading A complex, months-long police investigation culminated in the 83-year-old's arrest on Monday as investigators searched his luxurious unit overlooking Sydney Harbour at Circular Quay. Investigators were yet to confirm if charges had been laid after Jones was taken into the city centre Day St police station late in the morning.
His arrest followed a months-long investigation into allegations aired in Nine newspapers the talkback host repeatedly used positions of power to abuse young men. The claims include putting his hands down the pants of students while a school teacher and indecently assaulting a number of young men throughout his influential broadcasting career. Authorities anticipated other alleged victims could come forward following Jones' arrest, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said.
"This is a result of a very long, thorough, protracted investigation ...
I did visit the strike force some weeks and months ago to look at the work that they have been doing, it is very complex and protracted," she said. "There's no such thing as a matter that's too old to be investigated ..
. what I'd say to victims is that there is no better time to come forward than now and you will be listened to and we will take your matter seriously." In December 2023, Jones' law.