Police have arrested broadcaster Alan Jones and charged him for allegedly assaulting multiple young men. Mr Jones was reportedly taken into custody at his luxury residence at Circular Quay in Sydney. Child Abuse Squad detectives have arrested a man following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.
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. Following extensive inquiries, about 7.45am today (Monday 18 November 2024), strike force detectives executed a search warrant at a unit in Circular Quay where they arrested an 83-year-old man.
The SMH is reporting that the radio broadcaster and former Wallabies coach had been under investigation for indecently assaulting, groping and inappropriately touching multiple young men. For the past nine months, detectives from Strike Force Bonnefin, run by the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad, have been conducting the investigation into Mr Jones. More to come.
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