SYDNEY shock jock Alan Jones has suggested jail sentences should be handed to the person who captured video footage of Mitchell Pearce’s drunken animal sex act simulation.

In a friendly interview with the Roosters halfback on Monday morning, Jones said a wake up call is needed to deter people from filming others in private situations with the intent of profiting from videos, images or audio.

Pearce was stood down indefinitely by the club and attended a Thailand rehabilitation centre after he was secretly filmed during an Australia Day party pretending to have sex with a dog after being rejected while trying to kiss a female.

As Pearce told the 2GB host, he still enjoys a beer despite his personal problems with alcohol, Jones declared Pearce’s much-maligned drunken behaviour is “irrelevant” because it was recorded illegally.

“The first fact is this: an audio recording and indeed those pictures you saw of Mitchell Pearce in a private home is a criminal offence under sections 7, 8 and 11 of the (NSW) Surveillance Devices Act (2007),” Jones told 2GB.

“Indeed, punishable by five years imprisonment.

“If you’re intending to use a smartphone or some other similar means to damage or destroy the reputation or career of a footballer or anyone, a wake up call has to be sent about the consequences. That penalty involves jail time.

“What happened to Mitchell Pearce to put him in the public place and in television and everywhere else was illegal under sections 7, 8, 11 of the surveillance devices act.

“Someone’s going to have to ask those who distributed the stuff where they stand? If they are party to illegal behaviour then they too will end up in the dock.”

It came as Jones also disagreed with comments from NRL women’s advisor Catharine Lumby that Pearce should be banned from ever playing in the NRL again.

Pearce told Jones during the interview he was not using drugs on Australia Day and left immediately after being told to by the residents.

The NRL star said he only learned the video had been shot of him simulating a lewd act with a dog when he was contacted by his Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson the next day.

Jones asked Pearce if speculation he was affected by drugs on the night of the incident was accurate, to which Pearce replied “no”.

Pearce also denied urinating in the Bondi apartment, and said he does not know the man who filmed the incident.

“My coach Trent Robinson gave me a call and explained to me there was a video of me from the night before which blew my mind a bit,” he said.

However Pearce says that while he is disappointed with the way the episode has played out, he takes full responsibility for his actions after a month-long stint in a Thai rehab clinic.

“Emotionally I’ve needed to grow up, I’m under no illusions about that,” he said.

“I’ve let myself down, I’ve let a lot of other people down. It’s not going to go away overnight, the hard work starts now.”

The NSW Origin playmaker is expected to cop a six-week suspension and $50,000 fine.

— with AAP