Australia sprint champion Jake Doran charged with child abuse

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 02:08 · Archive

Jake Doran, Australia's 2022 men's 100m champion, has been charged with indecent treatment of a child under 16.

Jake Doran, Australia's 2022 men's 100m sprint champion, has been charged with one count of indecent treatment of a child under 16. Queensland police arrested the 26-year-old in Townsville on 13 October. Police investigations relate to alleged offending between January 2025 and September 2026. Doran was granted bail and is due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on 5 November.

Doran, who works in business development at Tafe Queensland and has been training athletes in Townsville, represented Australia at the World Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Australian Athletics confirmed he has no paid or unpaid role with the national governing body.

Australian Athletics imposed a provisional ban preventing Doran from attending club, member association or Australian Athletics events at any level, and from participating in athletics training. A spokesperson said: 'The safety and wellbeing of all participants in our sport is paramount, and we take all allegations of this nature very seriously.' Tafe Queensland stated the allegations were understood to be unrelated to his employment and did not relate to Tafe Queensland students, staff or operations.

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• Australian sprint champion Jake Doran banned from athletics after being charged with child sex offenceAustralian sprint champion Jake Doran has been charged with a child sex offence and provisionally banned from athleticsDaily Mail Sport · 22 Oct, 01:53
• Former Australia sprint champion Jake Doran charged with alleged child abusePolice charge 26-year-old with indecent treatment of child under 16 Australian Athletics ban sprinter from any involvement in the sport Australia’s 2022 men’s 100m sprint champion has been arrested in Townsville for alleged indecent treatment of children. Queensland police arrested Jake Doran on 13 October and he has been charged with one count of “indecent treatment of child under 16 (indecent film etc)”. Police investigations covered the period between January 2025 and September 2026. The 26-year-old was bailed to appear at Townsville magistrates court on 5 November. Continue reading...Guardian Sport · 22 Oct, 00:00

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