<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>339860</docID> <postdate>2025-03-07 16:16:18</postdate> <headline>More charges for broadcaster Jones before court return</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-339861" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20241218171075713726-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>Police have laid a further indecent assault charge against former radio broadcaster Alan Jones. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By <strong>Jack Gramenz</strong> in Sydney</span></p> <p><strong>The number of people allegedly preyed upon by former high-profile broadcaster Alan Jones has risen to 11 as police lay another charge ahead of his return to court.</strong></p> <p>The shock jock who ruled the airwaves for decades was on Friday hit with an additional charge of assault with act of indecency.</p> <p>It comes as the 83-year-old prepares to return to Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court to fight the charges on Tuesday.</p> <p>Jones was charged in November after an eight-month investigation by a police strike force investigating a number of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019.</p> <p>The investigation has been headed up by child abuse detectives, as one complainant was 17 when the alleged incident occurred.</p> <p>Jones vowed to fight the charges as he left court following his first appearance in December.</p> <p>"These allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," the one-time talkback king told a media scrum.</p> <p>"I have never indecently assaulted these people."</p> <p>The additional charge announced on Friday means Jones is now facing 35 charges relating to 11 people.</p> <p>Jones began a hugely influential life on the airwaves in 1985 after a failed career in politics, becoming a feared interviewer who excelled at grilling leaders while dividing audiences with his outspoken, conservative views.</p> <p>He worked with Sydney radio station 2UE before joining rival 2GB, where he was a long-time ratings juggernaut.</p> <p>Jones also coached the Australian national men's rugby union team between 1984 and 1988 and his tenure included a number of historic achievements for the Wallabies.</p> </body>