It is the second president of the federation to have to leave his post on the background of revelations of sexual violence after Didier Gailhaguet in charge of the Federation of ice sports. The leader of the French Federation of roller and skateboard (FFRS) Nicolas Belloir announced Thursday evening that he was leaving his post to the members of the board of directors. A decision made public this Friday morning.
[PRESS RELEASE] Nicolas BELLOIR, Chairman of the @FFRollerSkate, last night sent his resignation to the members of the board of directors of the federation.
Taking note of this decision, the BE is organized to ensure the continuity of federal activities.
The CA will meet on Saturday March 14, 2020.
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Nicolas Belloir was summoned to the Ministry of Sports on March 10 to explain the revelations of sexual violence within his federation. The head of the roller derby commission, Amandine Richaud-Cambres, had publicly asked for her departure in February and intended to file a complaint against her own federation.
On February 27, Le Parisien revealed that four complaints, for sexual display, sexual assault or rape, had been filed by practitioners or former roller derby practitioners. According to L'Equipe, two other complaints have since been filed.
Implicated by practitioners
Several practitioners accuse the president of the Federation in particular of having curbed speaking out on sexual violence at the end of 2018 during the appointment of Nicolas Goury, now the subject of two complaints, to the board of directors. On social networks, several young women had criticized this appointment, highlighting inappropriate gestures of the vice-president of the Toulouse club. Nicolas Belloir then threatened to take legal action against these remarks.
