Alan Jones denies claims he indecently assaulted men during radio ...
Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has vehemently denied allegations he indecently assaulted multiple young men during the course of his long career.
Jones, 82, has been accused of exploiting his considerable influence to grope or inappropriately touch young men without their consent.
An investigative report, published today in The Sydney Morning Herald, includes allegations of indecent assault made against the controversial broadcaster by four men, including a former 2GB employee, a former waiter, an aspiring musician and a businessman, who is now deceased.
The former 2GB employee claimed he was groped on his penis by Jones while driving.
"If I went to the police, Jones could be charged. What he did to me was a criminal offence. He cannot die without people knowing what he's done," the former 2GB employee said.
In response to the allegations, law firm Mark O'Brien Legal said: "Our client denies ever having indecently assaulted the persons referred to in your letter, and your suggestion that he has is scandalous, grossly offensive and seriously defamatory of him."
Jones hosted his popular breakfast radio program on 2GB from 2002-2020, and became one of the country's most powerful media figures, regularly interviewing the prime ministers of the day.
Before entering radio he was a school teacher, a speech writer for former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and a coach of Australia's rugby union team.
Nine, the publisher of this website, secured the takeover of Macquarie Media, which owned 2GB, in 2019.