Key keywords: Caracol Televisión, Jorge Alfredo Vargas, Ricardo Orrego, sexual harassment allegations, Colombian broadcast media, workplace misconduct, journalist exit, media industry accountability, workplace anti-harassment policies Colombia’s leading broadcast network Caracol Televisión officially confirmed this week that high-profile journalists and presenters Jorge Alfredo Vargas and Ricardo Orrego have left the company, following multiple formal complaints of alleged sexual harassment filed against the two media personalities. In an official public statement released on the network’s official website and social media channels, Caracol Televisión noted that the exit of the two staff members came after the launch of a rigorous internal investigation into the submitted claims, in line with the company’s long-stated zero-tolerance policy for all forms of workplace harassment, discrimination, and misconduct. The network added that it will not disclose additional details related to the investigation or the specific allegations to protect the privacy and safety of all parties involved, especially the individuals who came forward to file the complaints, per standard workplace investigation protocols. Both Vargas and Orrego were household names in Colombian media with decades of experience at Caracol Televisión. Vargas, a 22-year veteran of the network, served as the anchor for Caracol’s flagship prime-time news broadcast for over a decade, and was widely recognized as one of the most trusted faces in Colombian journalism. Orrego, an award-winning investigative journalist, led the network’s investigative unit for 15 years, covering high-impact stories ranging from government corruption to human rights violations across the country. The allegations against the two presenters first emerged earlier this month, when multiple former Caracol employees and interns submitted anonymous reports to the network’s internal ethics committee, with several later sharing anonymized accounts of their experiences on social media platforms, sparking widespread public outcry across Colombia. The country’s National Association of Journalists released a statement shortly after the allegations went viral, expressing support for survivors of workplace harassment in the media industry and calling for all media organizations to implement more transparent, accessible reporting channels for misconduct claims. Caracol Televisión added that it will roll out updated mandatory anti-harassment training for all 1,200+ employees across its national operations over the next three months, and will partner with a third-party labor rights organization to conduct a full review of its existing workplace protection policies to prevent similar incidents in the future. As of press time, neither Vargas nor Orrego has issued a public response to the allegations, and local judicial authorities have not confirmed whether formal criminal investigations into the claims will be launched.