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So as you stated, on October t- 11th, um, the WSL released a press statement confirming that it has suspended a surfer after receiving the allegations of a very serious nature.

Nick Carroll, who we got to see last weekend at the Boardroom Show, the following day, on the 12th, reported via Surfing World that the surfer is understood to be Al Cleland Jr., um, and that there were two other adult males involved, and that the New South Wales police have been notified.

Stab and then Surfing World acknowledged that, as you said, the sponsors, which are Quiksilver, Monster Energy, Timmy Patterson, all dropped him, and also that his management had dropped him.

Do you know the name of the management group?

Yeah, I think it was, uh, The Team.

I mean, maybe, maybe.

Uh, I, yeah, I've heard that it was, it's the family.

Also, I think Nick Carroll actually wrote in Surfing World that it's the family who is, the, her family is pursuing the charges.

After being informed of the allegations, the WSL Discipline Committee took prompt action and issued a provisional suspension to the competitor from all WSL events.

The WSL is continuing to following its, to follow its process and has offered assistance to relevant authorities." Uh, the surfer, this is from Surfing World, uh, via Nick Carroll, the surfer is understood to be Al Cleland Jr.

The incident is understood to have occurred after the final day of the Outerknown Tahiti Pro and involved a teenaged Australian female surfer and at least three men.

Surfing World understands that New South Wales Police have been advised of the allegations.

It is unclear whether police in French Polynesia are currently moving to press charges.

Uh, we can say that they're not.

Uh, Stab reports the surfer has also parted ways with several sponsors and their management team.

Uh, he no longer appears on major backer Quiksilver's team page and has reportedly parted ways with the brand.

The alleged incident reportedly occurred at a party following the final day of the Outer Known Tahiti Pro, the seventh stop on the WSL Championship Tour.

Surfing journalist Nick Carroll reported in Surfing World that the allegations involve a teenage girl from Sydney and at least three men.

Now, this masthead does not suggest Cleland Jr. is guilty of any crime, only that he has been provisionally suspended by the WSL.

According to Surfing World, New South Wales police have been made aware of the allegations and are in contact with surfing authorities.

It remains unclear whether police in French Polynesia have launched an investigation.

Cleland Jr., who became the first Mexican surfer to win the US Open of surfing, has also reportedly lost the backing of major sponsors Quicksilver and Monster, according to Surfing World.

He represented Mexico at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the first surfer from his country to compete at the Games.

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