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The most decorated gymnast in the world is among a group of 90 women suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seeking $1 billion in damages over abuse suffered at the hands of Larry Nassar.
Larry Nassar being interviewed by MSU police. (File photo)
Simone Biles and other Olympians, including Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, claim the FBI knew Nassar, an MSU team doctor, had been credibly accused of abuse, but refused to investigate, leading him to assault "hundreds" more young women and girls.
“It is time for the FBI to be held accountable,” said Maggie Nichols, a national champion gymnast at Oklahoma in 2017-19.
Under federal law, a government agency has six months to respond to the tort claims filed Wednesday. Lawsuits could follow, depending on the FBI’s response.
... Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics told local FBI agents in 2015 that three gymnasts said they were assaulted by Nassar, a team doctor. But the FBI did not open a formal investigation or inform federal or state authorities in Michigan, according to the Justice Department’s inspector general, an internal watchdog.
FBI Director Christopher Wray has acknowledged "major mistakes" in the Nassar investigation.
