Former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones charged with sex crimes

Retired Sydney broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones in the back of an unmarked police car as he is transferred to Day St police station in Sydney (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has been charged with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades, police said.

The 83-year-old will appear in a Sydney court on December 18 on 24 charges relating to eight alleged victims from 2001 to 2019, Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said.