Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape

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Mr Mitchell claims that he was attacked during a 1985 youth team tour.

A former Australian youth cricket player has accused a team official of raping him during a 1985 tour.

Jamie Mitchell believes he was attacked after the doctor gave him a sedative.

He made allegations in an interview.

Cricket Australia is co-operating with the police investigation.

Mr Mitchell wants the sport's governing body to provide answers about what they knew about the incident.

He said he was relieved that there was some scrutiny of the 1985 tour.

He said in a statement that the tour has caused him trauma and distress for many years.

Mr Mitchell was a leading player on the Australian under-19 tour of India and Sri Lanka in 1985. The national side sees the under-19s side as a "feeder" team.

He was knocked out for at least 10 hours after being injected with a strong drug by the team doctor on the last night of the tour.

He said his teammates were told not to check on him in his room that night, and that he was attacked by a team official. He didn't give any more information in the interview.

My teammates left. He told the ABC that anyone could have had access to him.

Most of the guys said they lost me for a couple of days. They put me under the shower the next morning to get me ready for the flight. They tried to dress me. I was taken to my parents in a wheelchair.

Several people, including friends and family members who he talked to at the time, confirmed some details of his account to the ABC.

Mr Mitchell and some former teammates told the ABC of the official's "creepy" behavior towards players and foreign children brought to the team's hotel and other quarters.

The ABC reported that the Australian Federal Police are looking into those allegations. The police did not give comment on individual cases.

Mr Mitchell said he sought answers from Cricket Australia after seeing a team picture online. Sport Integrity Australia contacted federal police after he reported them to them.

Cricket Australia is being urged to provide transparency over what they knew about the allegations.

The administrators were accused of ignoring reports of the official's behavior despite appointing him as a leading official of a youth side.

The board did not respond to a letter of complaint from the team's players' families after the tour documenting players' grievances with the team official.

Mr Mitchell wants Cricket Australia to release his medical records. The team official left professional cricket after the tour.

Cricket Australia has a chance to differentiate itself by doing the right thing and facing up to this issue. Proper answers to many questions are the first step in transparency.

Cricket Australia said it had been in touch with Mr Mitchell. The body told Australia's Nine newspapers that it will take responsibility for abuse on past tours and matches.

The organisation is yet to sign up to Australia's national redress scheme for abuse victims.