Slam Dunk Festival Director Steps Down Following Allegations Amid Ongoing Investigation

Slam Dunk Festival has confirmed that one of its directors has stepped away from operations following allegations that emerged earlier this week.

While the festival did not directly name the individual, the announcement comes shortly after reports involving founder Ben Ray, who has been accused of sexual assault. The organization says the director involved has voluntarily stepped down while the matter is addressed.

The festival issued the following statement:

“We are aware of allegations published yesterday relating to one of our directors. We take these allegations seriously and understand that they may be distressing and hard to process for our community.

Our Slam Dunk fans, staff, and artists are, as always, our top priority. While he strongly refutes these allegations, the director in question has agreed, in consultation with the board, to step down from Slam Dunk operations while this matter is ongoing.

Slam Dunk remains committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all employees, partners and customers. Our values and culture are fundamental to how we operate, and we are committed to upholding them.

It would be inappropriate for us to comment further on an ongoing legal matter.

However, we promise transparency and honesty to our Slam Dunk community and will provide updates when it is appropriate to do so.”

The festival added that it will not be commenting further at this time due to the ongoing nature of the situation, but says it will provide updates when appropriate.

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