{"id":142296,"date":"2023-12-10T20:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=142296"},"modified":"2023-12-10T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:04:09","slug":"schoolboy-went-to-police-over-alan-jones-indecent-assault-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/world-news\/schoolboy-went-to-police-over-alan-jones-indecent-assault-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoolboy went to police over Alan Jones indecent assault allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Kate McClymont<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alan Jones announcing his retirement from radio in 2020.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AAP<\/cite><\/p>\n

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Police investigated an allegation that Alan Jones indecently assaulted a schoolboy at the broadcaster\u2019s sprawling Southern Highlands estate, directly contradicting a claim by the NSW police commissioner that no complaints have been received.<\/p>\n

The Sydney Morning Herald <\/i>and The Age <\/i>have received new allegations of indecent assaults following revelations last week that the high-profile radio host had groped multiple young men during his controversial career. Jones denies all the claims \u2013 including the most recent allegation uncovered by this masthead \u2013 <\/i>and has threatened legal action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defamatory meanings arising from your questions are false, and will be relied upon for aggravated damages in the foreshadowed defamation proceedings,\u201d a lawyer for Jones said.<\/p>\n

On Friday, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb told reporters that no complaints had been received about Jones. \u201cI\u2019m informed at this stage no one has made a complaint to police, but of course if they do, we will take that investigation and fully investigate that matter,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

However, the Herald<\/em> and The Age<\/em> can reveal that in November 2017, two specialist detectives met schoolboy Neil Ogden and his principal at his high school in Wollongong, south of Sydney. This masthead has given Neil and his mother, Jenny, pseudonyms to protect their identities.<\/p>\n

The detectives later came to Ogden\u2019s house, where he provided a statement alleging he had just turned 17 when he was invited to spend a weekend at Jones\u2019 Fitzroy Falls property in January 2017.<\/p>\n

At the time, Jones was the top-rating broadcaster on Sydney\u2019s radio 2GB and had taken an interest in and was financially assisting Ogden and his mother as they battled numerous difficulties, including the death of Ogden\u2019s sister, which was the subject of some publicity.<\/p>\n

Ogden alleges he and Jones, who was 75 at the time, watched a movie at the luxurious rural property before Jones passionately kissed him on the lips and placed his left hand on Ogden\u2019s buttocks. Ogden initially froze, then pushed Jones away. He said he didn\u2019t make a scene because of anxiety that Jones might withdraw support for his family if he complained.<\/p>\n

He told the police in writing that he went to the bathroom \u201cwith my loofah and soap and began scrubbing my mouth, inside and out, as much as I could\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ogden\u2019s mother said that when Neil returned home, \u201che was a changed person\u201d. She kept asking him: \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong? What\u2019s happened?\u201d Finally, Neil passed her a piece of paper on which he\u2019d written his allegation that someone with \u201cpower and money\u201d had done \u201csomething to him which he shouldn\u2019t have\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlan Jones was so aware of how vulnerable we were \u2026 and he just preyed on it,\u201d Jenny Ogden alleged this week.<\/p>\n

Neil Ogden told the Herald <\/i>and The Age <\/i>that as a result of the alleged incident, whenever he saw \u201csome generic white guy who was above 70 \u2026 in my mind, I would see Alan Jones\u2019s face on them\u201d.<\/p>\n

The mother and son recalled this week that police told them Jones would hire a formidable legal team, and it would be the word of a schoolboy against one of the most powerful people in the country. Jones was not \u201cJoe Blow from Bunnings\u201d, Jenny Ogden recalled an officer saying.<\/p>\n

The detectives also said that what happened to Neil \u201cis not enough to put him away\u201d but they wanted a signed statement in case other complaints were received in the future.<\/p>\n

Since that time, one of the officers, who now holds the rank of inspector, has continued to counsel and support the family.<\/p>\n

Another detective involved in the matter told this masthead on Sunday night that Neil was \u201cvery credible\u201d and that his teachers and principal had said he was a \u201cvery good student\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The 10-bedroom homestead at Fitzroy Falls that Jones sold this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

The detective also said that because Jones was such a high-profile person, \u201chead office wanted a briefing straight away\u201d. In the end, Neil Ogden decided that he didn\u2019t want to pursue the matter. The police respected his decision, said the officer.<\/p>\n

In response to a series of questions on Sunday night, a police spokeswoman said there was no current investigation into Jones but the force \u201csupports victims of all [alleged crimes] \u2013 whether recent or historical \u2013 to come forward and report\u201d.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson did not address questions about why Webb had wrongly told reporters on Friday that no complaints had been received in relation to Jones.<\/p>\n

In June this year, the Ogdens were shocked to see Jones presiding over a graduation from the Talent Development Project, which fosters talented government high school musicians and is part-funded by the NSW Education Department.<\/p>\n

Jenny Ogden immediately contacted one of the detectives she and her son had been dealing with following the alleged 2017 incident at Jones\u2019 Southern Highlands estate.<\/p>\n

In an email to the detective, the mother said: \u201cWe attended the Talent Development Project at ICC last night to support a friend who was graduating. This is run through the Department of Education. Prior to going we obviously had no idea who the members of the board were; the chairman spoke last night. It was Alan Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n

She alleged: \u201cIt is the first time either of us have seen him since the incident. I asked [Neil] how he felt. He said he can\u2019t stop living or going places because of him, but a poignant thing he said was \u2018I\u2019ll never forget it!\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her email to the detective also alleged: \u201cWe were both troubled that he had a position with the DoE. I\u2019m not sure if anything can be done, but letting you know seemed to me a sensible idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenny Ogden later sent an email, dated June 25, to Department of Education secretary Murat Dizdar, telling him she and her son were \u201cconfronted\u201d by the sight of Jones at the TDP event and had contacted police.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my responsibility to inform you of my son\u2019s experience some years ago,\u201d she wrote. She forwarded to the top bureaucrat a previous email to the department in January 2020 which alleged Jones had indecently assaulted her son.<\/p>\n

Having received no response, Jenny Ogden sent a second email to Dizdar on November 9. This time, Dizdar replied, saying he had made inquiries and \u201cI understand the initial allegations made were thoroughly investigated and it was found that there was insufficient evidence to sustain them\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, Jenny Ogden then asked Dizdar what inquiries had been made to the police about her son\u2019s allegations as the detectives looking into the matter told her they\u2019d received no contact from the department.<\/p>\n

This masthead on Sunday asked the Department of Education a series of questions, including what actions it undertook after being alerted to the 2017 allegation of indecent assault made against Jones.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said in a statement: \u201cIn 2017 a report was made to NSW Police after a principal was informed of an alleged incident that had occurred off school grounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe department was informed by [a specialist squad] that the allegations had been investigated and no charges laid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones stepped down as chairman of TDP last Friday, a day after this masthead revealed he had allegedly preyed on young men and indecently assaulted them. Jones denies all the claims and has threatened to sue the Herald <\/i>and The Age<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The alleged victims, who revealed their encounters with Jones in the initial investigation published last week, indicated they would co-operate with any subsequent police probe.<\/p>\n

One of the alleged victims, a musician, said that Jones had obtained his number as a teenage participant in TDP. He said that Jones, who was on the TDP board, frequently invited high school students to perform on his radio show or at private events that he hosted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is another side to him that people don\u2019t know about,\u201d said the musician, who was in his 20s when Jones \u2013 40 years his senior \u2013 invited him to his Circular Quay apartment overlooking the Sydney Opera House. He presumed he was going to a dinner party and was startled to find himself alone with Jones. The musician found it difficult to discuss what happened.<\/p>\n

They were listening to music when Jones produced a dressing gown suggesting the musician might feel \u201cmore casual\u201d if he put it on. He alleged Jones \u201cdidn\u2019t initiate. He just did it. He just grabs you and kisses you all over.\u201d Asked how it made him feel, the musician replied \u201cscared shitless\u201d. Jones denies the allegations.<\/p>\n

Talent Development Project Foundation chief executive Anne Fitzgerald said: \u201cIf we were to receive a complaint, we would commit to an investigation and to complying with all our mandatory reporting requirements including reporting to the NSW Police.\u201d<\/p>\n

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