Breaking News Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The luxury apartment of veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has been raided by police.
The apartment is a few hundred metres from the Sydney Opera House and was the subject of a police search warrant on Monday morning. The 83-year-old was arrested during the search over claims of alleged indecent assault and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019. He has not been charged and previously denied any wrongdoing when a Sydney Morning Herald investigation first aired the allegations.
Alan Jones was arrested on Monday. Picture: NewsWire / Joel Carrett While Jones was taken into custody, officers combed his three-storey apartment in the prestigious building. Jones purchased his apartment for $10.
5m in 2017, after renting the unit since the early 2000s. The bougie apartment “offers a cosmopolitan lifestyle of rare exclusivity and outstanding luxury”, a previous listing says, with marble bathrooms and a spa bath. The Bennelong One building, centre, as seen from a Sydney ferry.
Picture: Transport for NSW / Google The apartment is in the renowned Bennelong One building, at times called “The Toaster” building. The complex shimmers with reflections of Circular Quay. Jones has views of the Opera House from his balcony.
The long-time media figure with an eclectic career history returned to Australia from the UK this year, having left his home in the wake of indecent ass.