Alan Jones Arrested

[rdhopkins2]

Prominent media personality Alan Jones has been arrested this morning for the alleged indecent assault of young men.

There has been plenty of smoke over the years so this probably doesn’t come as a big surprise to many.

Alan Jones charged with 24 offences against eight victims over two decades

The broadcaster and former Wallabies coach was arrested at his luxury Circular Quay apartment. The youngest of the alleged victims was aged 17 at the time of the alleged offences.

www.theage.com.au

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/veteran-broadcaster-alan-jones-arrested-following-ninemonth-investigation/news-story/fbeb8a05b858daba08b8df7ebe68160b

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[iDon]

Funny that these things only happen to prominent people after they fade into obscurity, become old and aren't doing much.

Paying $1mil to see a jail cell.

 

[FIGJAM]

Some good news to start the week for a change!

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Hopefully this stops him turning regional TV news into a far right wing cesspit.

Fears for local news diversity if rightwing startup buys Southern Cross regional TV network

Fringe news streaming channel ADH TV, which launched with Alan Jones at the helm, confirms offer for 93 regional free-to-air stations

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[PatsFitztrick]

Surprise, surprise....

Broadcaster Alan Jones charged with historical indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades

Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Australia's version of Jimmy Savile, rot in hell

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[jason_recliner]

Great news! The wheels of justice sometimes turn slowly.

 

[Hojuman]

Let's see how many of those in positions of power and the media fawn over him now ( looking at you little Johnny )

 

[faible]

Let's see how many of those in positions of power and the media fawn over him now ( looking at you little Johnny )

I'm sure a few will come crawling out of the woodwork to support him and offer a character reference.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Surprise, surprise....

Broadcaster Alan Jones charged with historical indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades

Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

www.abc.net.au

Needed to happen years ago.
It seems kind of analogous to Kevin Spacey, who got off, and Jones will be playing the "elderly" card as well.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

I'm sure a few will come crawling out of the woodwork to support him and offer a character reference.

And if all else fails, and he goes to jail, the High Court will eventually rescue him like they did for Pell

"Not enough evidence, unsafe conviction blah blah blah"

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[Black Diamond]

And if all else fails, and he goes to jail, the High Court will eventually rescue him like they did for Pell

"Not enough evidence, unsafe conviction blah blah blah"

The Vic justice system has had a mare lasting many years. Don’t assume the NSW courts would be as bad.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

The Vic justice system has had a mare lasting many years. Don’t assume the NSW courts would be as bad.

I'm not

But I've got full confidence in the corruption of the High Court these days

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[Black Diamond]

I'm not

But I've got full confidence in the corruption of the High Court these days

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Why do you think the HCA is corrupt?

 

[faible]

Broadcaster Alan Jones charged with historical indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades

Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

www.abc.net.au

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has been charged with historical indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

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

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Great news! The wheels of justice sometimes turn slowly.

83 yo, not enough time left to hurt him.
Driven to cop shop in unmarked car(most don't get that).
Has escaped many problems many times.
Can't see any judge jailing him.
Has enjoyed life without any punishment.
To quote Chopper Read "I wasn't the one arrested outside a toilet block"

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

And if all else fails, and he goes to jail, the High Court will eventually rescue him like they did for Pell

"Not enough evidence, unsafe conviction blah blah blah"

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Not so sure if there are at least 8 witnesses giving a similar story.

Youngest was a child.

Amazing how many of these people in power get away with this for so long.

Hopefully going forward, it doesn't take so long so they can be jailed sooner & victims kept to a minimum.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Let's see how many of those in positions of power and the media fawn over him now ( looking at you little Johnny )

Surely Bolt will be 1st to defend him...

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Chopper was right.

 

[campbell]

Surely Bolt will be 1st to defend him...

Sky after dark, will run with this. Their mate, how dare these woke people do this to him.

 

[campbell]

Not so sure if there are at least 8 witnesses giving a similar story.

Youngest was a child.

Amazing how many of these people in power get away with this for so long.

Hopefully going forward, it doesn't take so long so they can be jailed sooner & victims kept to a minimum.

Current 17 year old. This is not just historical its now,

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Current 17 year old. This is not just historical its now,

Geez, how old were they at the time as gather it occurred a while back?

Edit - no was 17 years old at the time of the offence.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Lock him up.

 

[Festerz]

Funny that these things only happen to prominent people after they fade into obscurity, become old and aren't doing much.

Or more to the point, one or more of the courageous victims finally finds a proper journalist with the principles to make their claims public. All credit here to the journos at the Age/SMH who pursued these allegations and shone light on them in front page stories.

Equally true is the fact that time has eroded the political influence and relevance of those who used their power to promote and protect Jones because of the political power he wielded on their behalf in key Sydney electorates, both State and Federal.

Alan Jones had former Liberal Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott as his closest friends and his power reached into the upper echelons of Sydney society, politics, business and the judiciary.

In the words of the freelance journalist David Leser in today's Sydney Morning Herald:

A quarter of a century ago I wrote a story for Good Weekend magazine with the headline: “Who’s afraid of Alan Jones?”

The answer was almost everyone.

Of the nearly 100 people I interviewed, only a handful were prepared to be quoted by name. The rest were too scared of retribution.

“He could destroy my company,” one chief executive told me. “If I want to be employed again in Sydney,” said another, “I have to be really careful.”

“You could end up losing your job or being sued. He has a ridiculous amount of power,” said a third. And this from a fourth: “You can’t take him on because you’ll only cop another bucket [on radio] the next morning.”

In another crime thread someone asked how Mohamed Al-Fayed, the now deceased billionaire and owner of Harrods, could have so easily got away with multiple counts of sexual assault.

This is how - protection from those in power.

We have a long way to go from charges to conviction. But if those convictions come, it is surely time to hold those who held power and used it to protect Jones, to be called to account (but we all know that will never happen).

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Can he be deported?