New South Wales police say they have charged former radio titan Alan Jones with an additional offence, bringing the total number of his alleged victims to 11.
Police said on Friday they had charged the 83-year-old former Sydney radio host with an additional count of assault with act of indecency.
Jones is due to appear before Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on 11 March in relation to the latest charge.
He was charged in November with 26 historical sexual assault offences alleged to have occurred against nine people spanning almost two decades.
In December, police charged Jones with an additional eight indecent assault offences alleged to have occurred against a 10th victim.
Police allege the offences took place between 2001 and 2019, and say the youngest of the alleged victims was 17 at the time.
Jones appeared for the first time at the Downing Centre local court in December, where it was confirmed he would face a jury trial and his lawyer said he would plead not guilty to the 34 charges.
On Friday, NSW police said detectives from the child abuse squad detectives had laid the additional charge, bringing Jones’ total number of alleged offences to 35.
Police set up Strike Force Bonnefin in March last year to investigate a number of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents allegedly involving Jones.
In November, when the first charges were laid against Jones, the NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, told reporters police were anticipating more people coming forward.
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