00:00Basically, yesterday, New South Wales Police told us that Alan Jones was facing 24 charges
00:07in relation to their investigation over a number of alleged incidents which they say
00:11took place between 2001 and 2019.
00:15What we now know is that he was formally laid with 26 charges yesterday when he was at the
00:20Day Street Police Station and you can see him leaving after he was granted bail yesterday
00:24afternoon.
00:26Now there was two additional charges that were laid yesterday that we didn't know about
00:30that were in relation to assault with act of indecency and they say that relates to
00:35a ninth alleged victim which takes it from 8 to 9 since yesterday.
00:39The most serious charges that Alan Jones is facing though are 11 charges of aggravated
00:44indecent assault which can carry a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment for each alleged
00:51offence.
00:52Like I said, Jones remains on bail and he's at his luxury apartment in Circular Quay where
00:57he was arrested yesterday when trial abuse squad detectives knocked on his door, eventually
01:02taking him to Day Street Police Station.
01:04He can't travel overseas, he's surrendered his passport and he can't contact any of the
01:09witnesses involved in this case.
01:11And what's his lawyer had to say?
01:13Well, high profile Sydney criminal lawyer Chris Murphy, after Jones was slowly led in
01:18the back of a vehicle that awaited his arrival to take him back to his luxury apartment after
01:23being granted bail, Chris Murphy, he basically professed the innocence of Alan Jones and
01:28said he denies any misconduct, he says any kind of defence will be laid out through the
01:34courts.
01:35But he also had some criticism for NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald for
01:46praising some of those alleged victims who came forward in part of that 9 month investigation.
01:52Here's what Mr Murphy had to say.
01:54I think it's totally contemptible of the Assistant Commissioner of Police to be praising the
02:01witnesses who he might like to call victim.
02:04This is a matter for a courtroom and I believe that he's in terrible breach doing that.
02:09But Mr Jones will be defending this case.
02:13Now there's not been an official response from NSW Police in regards to those comments
02:17from Chris Murphy.
02:18How this all plays out in Alan Jones case, well we won't find out, at least until he
02:24faces court for the first time on December 18th Joe.
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