Alan Jones: Top radio host pleads not guilty to abusing 10 people

Top broadcaster Alan Jones says all charges against him are "baseless" or "distort the truth".

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The 83-year-old faces 34 charges over alleged incidents between 2001 and 2019, including 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault.

Mr Jones is one of Australia's most influential media figures and a former coach of its national rugby union team. He has previously denied allegations of abuse, first published by The Sydney Morning Herald in 2023.

After appearing in court, he spoke publicly for the first time since his arrest last month, saying: "I have never indecently assaulted these people."

"I want you to understand this: these allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth, and you should know that prior to my arrest I was given no opportunity by police to answer any of these allegations."

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