In 2017, Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor, was convicted on state charges for decades of sexual abuse. While Nassar’s conviction was celebrated as a victory, many noted that he could have been stopped sooner — if federal law enforcement had acted. Now, some of Nassar’s victims are suing the FBI for failing to stop him.
The FBI knew about Nassar’s behavior since at least 2015, when allegations reached its field office in Indianapolis. Per the Associated Press, at least 40 girls and women were molested over the 14-month period by Nassar, in the time when the FBI was aware of allegations against him. Then, in May 2016, officials from USA Gymnastics contacted FBI officials in Los Angeles after agents in Indianapolis failed to do anything for eight months.
