DOJ says FBI made 'fundamental errors' in Larry Nassar sex abuse case
“Senior officials in the FBI Indianapolis Field Office failed to respond to the Nassar allegations with the utmost seriousness and urgency that the allegations deserved and required,” the report said.
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Joseph Guzman | July 14, 2021
The inspector general’s investigation kicked off following allegations the FBI did not adequately address numerous complaints made against Nassar in 2015.
Among the missteps include the failure to document a July 2015 meeting with USA Gymnastics when the FBI first received allegations against Nassar, failure to document relevant evidence and failure to interview victims.
FBI officials also provided incomplete and inaccurate information when their investigation came under scrutiny.
A new report from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) says the FBI seriously mishandled its investigation into sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar.
The inspector general’s investigation kicked off following allegations the FBI did not adequately address numerous complaints made against Nassar in 2015.
“Senior officials in the FBI Indianapolis Field Office failed to respond to the Nassar allegations with the utmost seriousness and urgency that the allegations deserved and required, made numerous and fundamental errors when they did respond to them, and violated multiple FBI policies when undertaking their investigative activity,” the report said.
The report says after eight months of inaction by the Indianapolis office, the FBI Los Angeles Field Office received the same allegations, but failed to notify local authorities or take steps to mitigate the ongoing threat posed by Nassar.
Nassar continued to treat gymnasts from the time allegations were first reported to the FBI in July 2015 through September 2016.
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