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World Surf League suspends Alan Cleland jnr over sexual assault allegations
The WSL has provisionally banned the surfer after allegations of a serious nature involving a NSW teenager in Tahiti.
The World Surf League (WSL) announced a provisional suspension of surfer Alan Cleland jnr, citing “allegations of a deeply serious nature” involving a teenage boy from New South Wales during a WSL event in Tahiti. The suspension, which will keep Cleland off the world tour pending the outcome of an investigation, was confirmed by the league in statements carried by multiple news outlets.
“After being made aware of these allegations, the WSL has taken immediate action to suspend the athlete while the matter is fully investigated,” the WSL said in a release. The league emphasized its zero‑tolerance policy for sexual misconduct, noting that all allegations are treated with the utmost seriousness and that the organization will cooperate with any law‑enforcement…
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