Larry Nassar victims seek $130M in claims, accuse FBI of turning 'blind eye' to abuse allegations
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By Lauren del Valle and Evan Perez, CNN Thirteen sexual assault victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Thursday filed claims against the FBI totaling $130 million. All the agents involved in the Nassar investigation elected to “turn a blind eye” to the sexual abuse pe…
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Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI, claiming a bungled investigation by agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor, lawyers said Thursday.
13 former gymnasts have filed complaints against the FBI demanding $130 million for the agency’s alleged negligence in handling abuse allegations against Nassar
"This was not a case involving fake 20 dollar bills or tax cheats," one attorney said. "These were allegations of a serial rapist who was known to the FBI as the Olympic U.S. doctor with unfettered access to young women."
An attorney for the survivors said Nassar was able to continue “his reign of terror for almost 17 unnecessary months” due to the FBI’s failure to investigate allegations made in 2015.
Thirteen sexual assault victims are seeking $10 million each from the FBI. They claim a bungled investigation by federal agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor.
By Lauren del Valle and Evan Perez, CNN Thirteen sexual assault victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Thursday filed claims against the FBI totaling $130 million. All the agents involved in the Nassar investigation elected to “turn a blind eye” to the sexual abuse pe…
Thirteen sexual assault victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Thursday filed claims against the FBI totaling $130 million.
Over a dozen survivors of sexual abuse from former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar announced they've registered a multimillion-dollar complaint with the FBI on Thursday, claiming it failed to pursue his crimes adequately.
After a mishandled investigation that could have prevented further sexual abuse by Nassar, 13 survivors are seeking $10 million in claims each from the FBI.
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