Alan Jones arrested for sex abuse claims

Alan Jones arrested for sex abuse claims

By Alipate Narawa
Monday 18/11/2024
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Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been arrested after an investigation into a series of sexual abuse allegations.

New South Wales Police say detectives from the Child Abuse Squad took the 83-year-old man into custody at an apartment in Sydney's Circular Quay early on Monday morning, before searching the property.

A strike force was set up in March to investigate several indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019.

Jones is one of Australia’s most prominent media figures, and has previously denied allegations of abuse, first published by The Sydney Morning Herald in 2023.

A former teacher, Jones coached Australia's national rugby union team between 1984 and 1988, before pivoting to a radio career.

He was a staple of Sydney airwaves on local station 2GB for decades, also hosting a commentary show on Sky News Australia before he retired from full time work in 2020 citing health issues.

Police are expected to update the media later today.

Source: BBC

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