Colón fired as CEO of U.S. Center for SafeSport

Associated Press - ESPN - 02:25
Ju'Riese Colón has been fired as CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport in the latest and most visceral sign of a crisis that began after revelations the center had hired an investigator who would later be charged with rape.
  • Associated Press
Apr 22, 2025, 07:17 PM ET

DENVER -- Ju'Riese Colón has been fired as CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport in the latest and most visceral sign of a crisis that began after revelations the center had hired an investigator who would later be charged with rape.

The center told The Associated Press about Colón's removal Tuesday in an email. It brought an abrupt end to a tenure that began in 2019, when she was hired to help the then-2-year-old center, which was established to combat sex abuse in Olympic sports, bring its operation to full speed.

The center said its board chair, April Holmes, would lead an interim management committee composed of b...
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