Alan Jones charged with 24 indecent assault and sexual touching offences against eight victims
Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – charged over incidents that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2019
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.
Jones was arrested by New South Wales police after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades at about 7.45am on Monday morning at a unit in Sydney’s Circular Quay.
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
Topics
-
A ‘gut punch’: Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims and their advocates on his win
World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Top radio host charged with sexually abusing 8 people
Top stories - BBC News - 1 hour ago -
Actor Gérard Depardieu will not appear in French court for sexual assault trial
Entertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
Canadian military refused apology to sexual assault victim over fears of bad press
World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Assault, kidnapping charges against South Carolina star Ashlyn Watkins dismissed
Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5 -
Michigan youth pastor arrested on charges of criminal sexual conduct against minors
Top stories - NBC News - October 24
More from The Guardian
-
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal
World - The Guardian - 56 minutes ago -
RFK Jr’s vaccine views ‘dangerous’, cousin Caroline Kennedy warns Australian audience
World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago -
Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deeper into Russia
World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago -
Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building
World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago -
Lidia Thorpe defiant after Senate censures her protest against King Charles: ‘I’ll do it again’
World - The Guardian - 57 minutes ago
Latest in World
-
A makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war
World - ABC News - 10 minutes ago -
Typhoon Man-yi worsens crisis from back-to-back storms that devastated the northern Philippines
World - ABC News - 10 minutes ago -
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins
World - ABC News - 10 minutes ago -
FirstFT: Biden authorises Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles
World - Financial Times - 42 minutes ago -
Why the G20 is a harbinger of the EU’s brave new diplomatic world
World - Financial Times - 56 minutes ago