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Australian broadcaster Alan Jones charged with sex offences

Australian broadcaster Alan Jones charged with sex offences

The 83-year-old is a household name across Australia and for years held immense sway through his top-rating radio talk show.
19 Nov, 2024

Famed Aust­ralian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was charged on Monday with a string of alleged historical sex crimes, police said, after an investigation into the conservative radio shock jock.

The 83-year-old is a household name across Australia and for years held immense sway through his top-rating radio talk show.

In a colourful career he has also coached the national men’s rugby team, been a speechwriter for an Australian prime minister and taught at one of the country’s most prestigious schools.

Detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad arrested Jones on Monday while executing a search warrant at his luxury Sydney Harbour apartment.

He has been charged with 24 offences against eight alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.

This included 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault against people that had been employed by Jones.

Jones has strenuously denied prior allegations of indecent assault which surfaced in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper late last year.

Originally published in Dawn, November 19th, 2024

Comments

Laila Nov 19, 2024 02:28pm
Well at least this one is alive to face the charges brought against him. I hope justice is served. Before he dies.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Nov 19, 2024 02:34pm
Tip of the iceberg.
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Taj Ahmad Nov 19, 2024 04:01pm
The best thing in life of both men’s and women’s just stay out of trouble and keep doing good work in life, be humble and honest in life and respect all humanity and animals.
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Multani Nov 19, 2024 06:45pm
If you are rich and famous your past deeds will be found out decades later and you will be expected to pay millions, not so as an ordinary citizen who doesn’t have much to shell out anyway, happens all the time.
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