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"For more than a year, the FBI did "almost nothing" in response to the allegations, while Nassar continued to work and abuse women and young girls. According to the report, after the reports were made, agents in Indianapolis were unsure whether the allegations represented a "possible federal crime." This, despite the fact that by then USA Gymnastics had already completed its own investigation, and the organization's then-President Stephen Penny was the one who initially reported the findings to the FBI."
During the 14 months that followed the initial report, Nassar abused another 40 girls and women. In 2016, USA Gymnastics made a report to the FBI bureau in LA, fearing that the officials in Indianapolis weren't treating the allegations with "the utmost seriousness and urgency that they deserved and required." When this, too, was ignored, Nassar managed to find new employment at Michigan State University after being allowed to "quietly retire" from USA Gymnastics. Top officials from the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said nothing to Nassar's new employer.
The bureau's conduct was "inexcusable and a discredit" to America's premier law-enforcement agency, the report concluded.
Here's a rundown of the specific findings courtesy of a DoJ press release:
- Officials in the Indianapolis Field Office violated numerous FBI policies in handling the Nassar allegations. Specifically, officials in the Indianapolis Field Office.
- Failed to formally document a July 28, 2015 meeting with USA Gymnastics during which the FBI first received the allegations against Nassar.
- Failed to properly handle and document receipt and review of relevant evidence, i.e., a thumb drive provided by USA Gymnastics President Stephen D. Penny.
- Failed to document until February 2017 an interview of a gymnast that was conducted on September 2, 2015, during which the gymnast alleged sexual assault by Nassar; and
- Failed to transfer the Nassar allegations to the FBI Lansing Resident Agency, where venue most likely would have existed for potential federal crimes.
- In addition, the OIG identified shortcomings in the FBI’s policies, including its policy regarding notification of local law enforcement agencies in child exploitation cases, that should be further assessed to ensure that the FBI can more effectively handle these types of matters.
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