Australian radio host arrested over sex abuse claims

Veteran Australian broadcaster and erstwhile Wallabies manager Alan Jones has been arrested aft an probe into a bid of intersexual maltreatment allegations, section media person reported.

New South Wales Police said detectives from the Child Abuse Squad took an 83-year-old antheral into custody astatine an flat successful Sydney's Circular Quay aboriginal connected Monday morning, earlier searching the property.

A onslaught unit was acceptable up successful March to analyse respective indecent assaults and intersexual touching incidents betwixt 2001 and 2019, they said successful a statement.

Mr Jones is 1 of Australia’s astir salient media figures, and has antecedently denied allegations of abuse, archetypal published by The Sydney Morning Herald successful 2023.

A erstwhile teacher, Mr Jones coached Australia's nationalist rugby national squad betwixt 1984 and 1988, earlier pivoting to a vigor career.

He was a staple of Sydney airwaves connected section presumption 2GB for decades, besides hosting a commentary amusement connected Sky News Australia earlier helium retired from afloat clip enactment successful 2020 citing wellness issues.

Police are expected to update the media aboriginal Monday.