The 119-page report by the Justice Department’s inspector general paints a damning portrait of how the FBI mishandled serious allegations involving Larry Nassar, a team doctor for the U.S. Olympic team, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University. AdvertisementIndianapolis agents failed to take any serious investigative steps, the report states, permitting the doctor to continue to sexually assault patients until his arrest more than a year later. USA Gymnastics, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, first reported the abuse claims to agents in that city in July 2015. Last year, more than 120 athletes — including gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman — urged the Justice Department to release the results of the inspector general’s investigation. USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee — which has since renamed itself the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — have faced litigation, greater oversight and extensive staff changes.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 14, 2021 18:01 UTC