Alan Jones intends pleading not guilty to all charges, when his case returns to court on Thursday. Photo: ABC / Ethan Rix
Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has been charged with nine additional counts of indecent assault, bringing the total number of offences laid against the 84-year-old to 44.
Court records confirmed the new charges were formally laid against Jones on Monday.
The former talkback host was arrested last year, after an investigation by NSW police child abuse detectives into alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents on 11 complainants between 2001-19.
The full list of charges are 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault, 29 counts of assault with act of indecency, two counts of sexually touching another person without consent and two counts of common assault.
Jones' lawyer had previously stated that his client would plead not guilty to all charges. The case is due to return to court on Thursday.
Jones denies allegations
After leaving his first court appearance in December, Jones told media he was not guilty and would defend every charge against him.
"I will not be engaging in a running commentary in the media, but I want you to understand this - these allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," he said. "You should know that, prior to my arrest, I was given no opportunity by police to answer any of these allegations."
In May, Jones's lawyer told a court the brief of evidence against the former broadcaster contained witness statements that were "blatantly contradictory" to the allegations against him.
"Witnesses said they have never seen Mr Jones engage in any sexually inappropriate behaviour at all," lawyer Bryan Wrench told the court.
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