by Sandy Fitzgerald at NewMax
The Justice Department has reached a deal to pay approximately $100 million to 100 women and girls who were sexually assaulted by former national women’s gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
The FBI did not appropriately handle the reports it received of his abuse of athletes.
This deal closes the books on the legal claims against the host of agencies that failed to properly respond to complaints about Nassar, and brings the total of legal payouts to almost $1 billion.
The FBI’s settlement was reached last fall and accepted in principle by those filing claims in 2022, but has not yet been made final, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
Elite gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols are among the claimants after the athletes were identified in 2015 as Nassar victims.
In addition,…
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