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FBI Covered Up Slow Response To Sexual Assault Allegations Against USA Gymnastics Doctor

Hank Berrien
FBI Covered Up Slow Response To Sexual Assault Allegations Against USA Gymnastics Doctor
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The office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a damning report charging that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) covered up its lassitude in pursuing allegations against former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar after he had been accused of sexual abuse of girls on the team.

The OIG reports that FBI headquarters drafted “a white paper (relying on Indianapolis Field Office information) that was intended to summarize the FBI’s handling of the Nassar allegations but omitted information about the FBI’s failure to timely interview the victim gymnasts.”

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