Alan Jones: Ninth person comes forward as broadcaster hit with two additional charges of alleged assault

Alan Jones has been hit with fresh charges relating to a ninth alleged victim as the veteran broadcaster awaits his first court date since his bombshell arrest.

The 83-year-old was charged with 24 offences against eight people on Monday after being arrested at his Harbour Bridge-view apartment.

A day later, police said Jones had been charged with an additional two counts of assault with an act of indecency involving a ninth person.

The charges came after detectives received further legal advice, investigators said.

Jones spent his first night under bail restrictions as more allegations continued to surface about his alleged decades-long sexual misconduct towards a group of young men.

The Daily Telegraph reported that a high-profile Olympian was one of Jones’ alleged victims and police announced during a press conference that they expect more alleged victims to come forward.

Jones is now facing 26 charges of sexual misconduct and has previously denied all allegations as a raft of stories began circling in recent years.

One of the most telling admissions to the substance behind the allegations came from Jones’s former 2GB colleague Rad Hadley who told listeners on Monday that their relationship had soured nearly five years ago after Hadley had been given information regarding Jones’ behaviour.

Jones looked frail and dazed as he left the Day St police station in Sydney’s Darling Harbour on Monday, flanked by high-profile lawyers Chris Murphy and Brian Wrench and offered no comment to the large group of waiting media.

The high-profile broadcaster, who wielded political and public influence on the airwaves for decades, faces charges including aggravated indecent assault where the alleged victim was under his authority, indecent assault, unwanted sexual touching and two common assault charges.

The youngest of the alleged victims was just 17-years-old according to police and that allegation enabled the involvement of NSW child sex exploitation officers.

The offences Jones allegedly took place between 2001 and 2019.

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the work of the task force that began investigating Jones in March wasn’t over.

“We believe that we will have more people coming forward with information,” Mr Fitzgerald said on Monday.

“(Investigators) are currently talking to people, and will continue talking to people,” he said.

This suggests Jones risks facing further charges when he appears in the Downing Centre Local Court on December 18.

Jones’ lawyer Mr Murphy said his client Jones will be defending the charges.

“He’s presumed innocent,” Mr Murphy told reporters outside the Sydney police station as Jones sat in a car waiting to be transported back to his luxury apartment in Circular Quay.

Police will allege in court a teenager, an employee, and people who had never met him previously are among Jones’s accusers.

Jones began his hugely successful broadcasting work in 1985 after a failed political career and became a feared interviewer who excelled at grilling leaders while dominating the airwaves with his outspoken, conservative views.

He worked with Sydney radio station 2UE before joining rival 2GB, where he was a long-time ratings juggernaut.

Jones’ most recent broadcast work was for the digital platform ADH TV but he hasn’t been on-air since November 2023.

He also coached the Wallabies between 1984 and 1988.

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- With AAP