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Broadcaster Alan Jones arrested amid indecent assault and sexual touching investigation (www.abc.net.au)
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Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has been arrested by Child Abuse Squad detectives at his Circular Quay apartment.

The arrest follows an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said detectives had been "working tirelessly" on the investigation.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A few further key notes in the article: [some may have been updates added after this post was made]

NSW Police said Mr Jones was charged with a total of 24 offences involving eight alleged victims.

Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said:

  • Police will allege the youngest victim was 17 years old at the time of the offending.
  • Some of the alleged victims were known to Mr Jones personally, but others knew him in a work capacity and were employed by him.
  • Other alleged victims did not know Mr Jones at all before the alleged incidents took place.

[NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb:] "I can't speculate in this particular case, but what is often the case is when it is known – the full circumstances and those parties involved – other people may come forward, and we are anticipating that other people may come forward,"

Sickening, although not shocking to learn. It's unfortunate this wasn't brought to light sooner.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

It’s unfortunate this wasn’t brought to light sooner

It's hardly a surprise. He's a very powerful man who has for decades put himself in places where he is in a position of power over young people, and has had run-ins with the law for sexual indecency before. Unfortunately in 1988 he got off with the charges being dropped, and even more unfortunately almost none of the articles today make mention of this.