Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been arrested following an investigation into a series of sexual assault allegations, local media have reported.
New South Wales Police said detectives from the Child Abuse Squad detained an 83-year-old man at an apartment in Sydney’s Circular Quay on Monday morning before searching the property.
A strike force was set up in March to investigate several incidents of indecent assault and sexual touching between 2001 and 2019, he said in a statement.
Mr 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, Mr Jones coached Australia’s national rugby union team between 1984 and 1988 before embarking on a radio career.
He was a mainstay of the Sydney airwaves on local station 2GB for decades, also hosting a commentary show on Sky News Australia before retiring from full-time work in 2020, citing health issues.
Police are expected to update the media later Monday.
