Veteran Australian broadcaster Alan Jones has been arrested at his luxury Sydney Harbour apartment following a nine-month investigation into allegations of indecent assault against several young men.
The 83-year-old was taken into custody by detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad at his Circular Quay residence early Monday morning.
According to NSW Police, the arrest is part of an investigation launched in March 2024 under Strike Force Bonnefin, which has been examining alleged incidents of indecent assault and sexual touching spanning nearly two decades, from 2001 to 2019.
“Child Abuse Squad detectives have arrested a man following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades,” a police statement confirmed.
Police executed a search warrant at Jones’s residence around 7:45 am before taking him to Day Street police station in central Sydney. Authorities are expected to address the media later today.
Allegations against Jones first came to light in December 2023, when he publicly denied accusations of indecently assaulting young men during his decades-long career. The claims were detailed in an investigative report by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, which included accounts from a former 2GB employee, a former waiter, and an aspiring musician.
Jones, a former talkback radio host at Sydney’s 2GB, and coach of the Wallabies, was one of Australia’s most influential and controversial commentators, known for his significant sway in media and politics. Police inquiries into the allegations are ongoing.
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