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FILE - U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Ju'Riese Colón testifies during The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. A Senate subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday, March 20, 2024, titled “Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics.” SafeSport CEO Ju'Riese Colon and commission co-chair, Dionne Koller, are among those scheduled to testify.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

SafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaints

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Coach Peter Foley, left, goes over some instructions with a skier/snowboarder near the start of the skier cross at the 11th Winter X Games at Buttermilk Ski Area near Aspen, Colo., Jan. 26, 2007. Foley was suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, for sexual misconduct and violating policies at U.S. Ski and Snowboard. Foley’s suspension came after a near 18-month investigation that stemmed from an Instagram post by a former team member during last year’s Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow, File) **FILE**

Former U.S. snowboard coach Peter Foley suspended for sexual misconduct

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Rugby referee Gray Montrose poses for a photo at Dorey Park and Recreation Center in Henrico, Va., July 21, 2023. Montrose has been involved in the sport of rugby since she was a young teenager either as a competitor or referee. In 2021 Montrose filed a complaint with SafeSport that she was groped by another referee while driving him to a college tournament in Virginia. The referee was given six-months probation, but after Montrose expressed concern about his return to the sport, the center turned around and opened a case against her. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 21, 2015 file photo, United States' Steven Lopez celebrates winning a bronze medal by defeating Venezuela's Javier Medina in the men's taekwondo under-80kg category at the Pan Am Games in Mississauga, Ontario. The U.S. Center for SafeSport has on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, permanently banned the two-time Olympic taekwondo champion for sexual misconduct involving a minor. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Taekwondo champ Steven Lopez receives permanent ban

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FILE - In this May 23, 2018 file photo U.S. Center for SafeSport President and CEO Shellie Pfohl testifies before the House Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee about the Olympic community's ability to protect athletes from sexual abuse, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The center, which opened in March 2017, has received 20 to 30 calls a week to report sex abuse in Olympic sports and is wrestling with the influx of cases on a limited budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Fighting sex abuse in Olympic sports a difficult task

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Olympic taekwondo champ suspended in sexual misconduct probe

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New US athlete protection group tells AP of reports of abuse

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Soon-to-open Olympic SafeSport center hires CEO

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