SafeSport Center to Grassley: 'Should have been additional scrutiny' on ex-cop's hiring

The apical lawyer for the U.S. Center for SafeSport wrote to Sen. Chuck Grassley that “there should person been further scrutiny” erstwhile the halfway learned a vice bull it was considering hiring arsenic an researcher had been taxable to an interior probe astatine his past job.

The halfway ended up hiring Jason Krasley, who was aboriginal charged with rape and different felonies from episodes that happened erstwhile helium worked arsenic an serviceman successful Allentown, Pennsylvania. About 2 1/2 years aft bringing him on, the halfway fired Krasley erstwhile it learned of his apprehension for allegedly stealing wealth seized successful a cause sting helium participated successful portion with the force.

The Krasley matter led to the center's CEO, Ju'Riese Colon, losing her occupation 2 weeks ago. It was wide connsel Jessica Perrill who responded past week to a missive primitively directed to Colon from Grassley, R-Iowa.

Among Grassley's questions were wherefore the halfway hired the erstwhile bull knowing helium was taxable of an interior investigation.

“There should person been further scrutiny into the concerning statements by the reference, which would punctual further scrutiny today,” Perrill wrote. “Unfortunately, we person been incapable to find immoderate grounds of further enquiry by the Center into the interior investigation.”

Perrill referenced a missive sent March 14 by Colon to Grassley that outlined stronger hiring policies the halfway has implemented successful the aftermath of Krasley's arrest.

They see enhanced notation checks and entree to the National Decertification Index, which keeps way of officers who person been sanctioned due to the fact that of misconduct.

Perrill wrote that the halfway learned connected Sept. 4, 2024, of the 2019 theft allegations against Krasley and others involving harrasment from a abstracted apprehension successful June 2024. But, she said, the bureau took nary enactment due to the fact that “law enforcement” asked the halfway to not bash thing to extremity disconnected Krasley astir a transgression investigation.

In the 2 months betwixt learning astir the allegations and firing Krasley, Perrill said the halfway “closely monitored Krasley’s work.”

“Nothing of interest was observed during this period,” Perrill wrote.

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