Surfer suspended from world tour for alleged sexual assault of Australian teenager
World2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported23m ago
Surfer Alan Cleland jnr has been provisionally suspended from World Surf League events following allegations of a deeply serious nature involving a New South Wales teenager in Tahiti.
The World Surf League took action to suspend the surfer after being made aware of the alleged sexual assault of the Australian teenager.
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Stuff (Wellington/Auckland, New Zealand)Includes specific details identifying the alleged offense as sexual assault and the location as Tahiti.
Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)Quotes the WSL regarding allegations of a deeply serious nature without explicitly naming the offense.