Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offenses, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper that Jones had assaulted young men for decades.

The retired radio host, who was granted bail after being arrested, was accused of abusing eight victims over nearly 20 years.

Alan Jones, the veteran Australian radio broadcaster, has been charged with two dozen offences of sexual and indecent assault. The 83-year-old was taken into custody at his Sydney apartment early on Monday morning,