Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received allegations against him, lawyers said on June 8.
“It is time for the FBI to be held accountable,” said Maggie Nichols, a national champion gymnast at Oklahoma from 2017–2019.
Nassar pleaded guilty in 2017 and is serving decades in prison, but his assaults continued after the allegations were reported to the FBI, which has acknowledged mishandling the matter.
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. The bureau did not respond to a request for comment….