{"id":2223797,"date":"2024-04-17T23:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-nearing-settlement-with-sexual-assault-victims-of-larry-nassar-over-fbi-failures\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T23:37:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:37:59","slug":"doj-nearing-settlement-with-sexual-assault-victims-of-larry-nassar-over-fbi-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-nearing-settlement-with-sexual-assault-victims-of-larry-nassar-over-fbi-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ close to resolving with Larry Nassar&#8217;s sexual assault victims due to FBI mishandling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-nearing-settlement-with-sexual-assault-victims-of-larry-nassar-over-fbi-failures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2223797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Justice is close to\u2063 settling with victims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a> by ex-U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry\u200c Nassar. Reports suggest a\u2063 $100 million\u2063 payout to\u200d about 100 victims. The\u200d deal was apparently made last fall but awaits finalization. To\u200b read more \u200cabout this story, click on\u2062 the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button. The Department of Justice is on the verge \u2062of reaching a settlement with\u2062 victims of\u200c sexual abuse by\u200b former U.S. gymnastics doctor\u200d Larry Nassar. It is\u2062 reported that approximately $100 million \u200cwill \u200dbe distributed among around \u200d100\u200b victims. Although the agreement was reached last autumn, \u2064finalization is pending. For further details, please click\u200c on\u200d the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sexual abuse\">Department of Justice<\/a> is close to reaching a settlement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-misconduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sexual abuse\">sexual abuse<\/a> victims of former U.S. gymnastics team doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-nassar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Larry Nassar\">Larry Nassar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/sports\/olympics\/larry-nassar-fbi-failures-18067a65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, the DOJ is expected to pay roughly $100 million to 100 victims of Nassar. The settlement was reportedly reached last fall, but the details are still being finalized. The settlement is in response to administrative tort claims filed by the gymnasts over the FBI\u2019s failure to properly investigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-joss-whedon-associates-back-abuse-claims\/\" title=\"Former Joss Whedon Associates Back Abuse Claims\">abuse claims<\/a> against Nassar.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this Nov. 22, 2017, file photo, Dr. Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Michigan. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once the DOJ goes through with the deal, over $1 billion will have been paid out to Nassar\u2019s victims.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Michigan State University, which buried complaints against Nassar, paid out $500 million to hundreds of victims in 2018. USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic &#038; Paralympic Committee paid out $380 million in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Among Nassar\u2019s victims included in the settlement with the FBI are star gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar abused dozens of gymnasts over his decadeslong career. Michigan State, the U.S. women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ryan-attends-fundraiser-hosted-by-attorney-who-pressed-to-minimize-payouts-to-nassars-victims\/\" title=\"Tim Ryan Attends Fundraiser Hosted by Attorney Who Pressed To Minimize Payouts to Nassar\u2019s Victims\">national gymnastics team<\/a>, the U.S. Olympic &#038; Paralympic Committee, and the FBI were heavily criticized for covering up or failing to address complaints properly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department\u2019s inspector general found several failures in the FBI\u2019s handling of the investigation, with Indianapolis agents failing on multiple levels.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1754636\/larry-nassar-stabbed-by-fellow-inmate-over-comment-made-while-watching-tennis-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stabbed\">stabbed<\/a> in a Florida prison by a fellow inmate last July. He is serving out a sentence of decades in prison.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ is nearing a settlement with Larry Nassar&#8217;s abuse victims. As per the Wall Street Journal, around $100 million is set to be paid to 100 victims. The agreement was reached last fall, with final details pending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2223798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23349599049084-1024x691.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23349599049084-1024x691.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}