Alan Jones to Sue Media Group for Defamation Over Indecent Assault Claims

Published on December 7, 2023

Lawyers acting for former radio broadcaster Alan Jones are planning to sue Nine Newspapers and its reporter Kate McClymont after the publication of “demonstrably false” allegations of indecent assault committed by Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones’ lawyers, Mark O’Brien Legal, issued a statement just hours after the story was published on the online front page of major newspaper mastheads The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. “In the short time available since publication, we have obtained substantial factual information which contradicts and refutes the alleged pattern of conduct by Mr Jones,” the statement read. “We have retained senior counsel and have instructions to immediately serve a Concerns Notice under Section 12A of the Defamation Act as the first step in the commencement of defamation proceedings....

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