Overview

• At a July 8 hearing in Sydney’s Central Local Court, solicitor Bryan Wrench said he held grave concerns about the lawfulness of the November 18 search of Jones’s Newtown home and the subsequent phone data download
• NSW Police have engaged external legal counsel to address the defence’s challenge and attempt to resolve the disputed evidence-gathering processes
• Jones, 83, remains on bail and has pleaded not guilty to 35 counts of indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, common assault and sexual touching alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2019
• The allegations involve 11 men and are said to have taken place at Jones’s former Newtown residence, his Circular Quay apartment and a Fitzroy Falls property
• Magistrate Jennifer Giles adjourned the matter until September 18, 2025, to allow both sides to resolve issues over search warrants and phone downloads