Larry Nassar abuse survivors to be paid $100m over FBI failure
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Investigation found FBI mishandled abuse allegationsAgents had knowledge of allegations a year before arrestThe US Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100m to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The deal has not been finalized and no money has been paid, the source said.An internal investigation found that FBI agents mishandled...
BBC News—Larry Nassar: US justice department to pay abuse survivors $138m. The FBI's watchdog found it made errors when told of sexual abuse by US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
MSNBC—DOJ reaches $138.7 million settlement with survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse. The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse for failing to properly investigate complaints about his conduct early on. The settlement applies to 139 claims against the FBI, and it follows internal probes that found a host of errors in the agency's response to allegations about the disgraced U.S. gymnastics team's doctor. "These allegations should have been taken seriously from the outset," acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C....
NPR—Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case. The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.