FBI still falling short in child sex abuse cases years after Larry Nassar scandal, watchdog finds
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Washington — The FBI's handling of child sexual abuse investigations continues to fall short in key areas, years after the scandal involving U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar that rocked the federal agency, an internal watchdog said in a new report Thursday.
The Justice Department's inspector general found that while the FBI has updated its policies and training to improve agents' response to allegations of sex offenses against children, noncompliance among the bureau's personnel persists. The new audit is an outgrowth of the Justice Department's investigation into the FBI's mishandling of allegations from youth gymnasts under the care of Nassar that he was sexually abusing them.
In 2021, an inspector general report found that the FBI learned Nassar had been accused of molesting gymnasts in 2015, but failed to act, leaving him free to continue to target victims for months. Nassar is serving multiple prison sentences after pleading guilty to charges of sexual abuse and child pornography in 2017 and 2018.
