{"id":2333747,"date":"2024-08-29T17:19:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/total-failure-audit-reveals-just-how-badly-the-fbi-still-mishandles-child-sex-abuse-cases\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T17:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:27:33","slug":"total-failure-audit-reveals-just-how-badly-the-fbi-still-mishandles-child-sex-abuse-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/total-failure-audit-reveals-just-how-badly-the-fbi-still-mishandles-child-sex-abuse-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Failure: Audit Reveals Just How Badly the FBI Still Mishandles Child Sex Abuse Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ftotal-failure-audit-reveals-just-how-badly-the-fbi-still-mishandles-child-sex-abuse-cases%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=2333747&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>On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released \u2064an audit\u2062 evaluating the \u2063FBI\u2019s handling of\u2064 child sex offense cases. The findings are \u2063critical of \u2063the\u200d FBI,\u200c indicating \u2064that the agency \u2062has not improved its practices since previous scandals, particularly regarding the failures associated\u2064 with Lawrence Nassar, \u2063a \u200cformer \u2062doctor \u200bfor the USA \u2064Gymnastics team who abused numerous victims. The audit reveals that since the earlier \u200breport in \u200dJuly 2021, the FBI has continued to mishandle\u200b allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-sex-trafficking-advocates-slam-twitter-on-heels-of-bombshell-lawsuit-from-teen-victim\/\" title=\"Anti-Sex Trafficking Advocates Slam Twitter On Heels Of Bombshell Lawsuit From Teen Victim\">child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a><\/a>, allowing cases to go unaddressed for months while more children\u200b were victimized. Specific instances noted in the audit \u200cillustrate significant delays\u2064 in investigation and lack of communication among agencies, underscoring a\u2064 troubling pattern of inaction. The \u200dreport recommends several \u2062solutions to improve the\u2064 FBI&#8217;s handling of such serious allegations.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector&rsquo;s General published the findings of an audit into the FBI&rsquo;s handling of sex offenses against children on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The findings did not paint the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-officially-gets-involved-trump-campaign-breached-foreign-operatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/a> in a particularly favorable light.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ was very straightforward about the purpose of this <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/24-096.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audit<\/a>: &ldquo;The objective of this audit was to evaluate the Federal Bureau of Investigation&rsquo;s (FBI) compliance with laws, regulations, and policies related to its handling of tips of hands-on sex offenses against children and mandatory reporting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">suspected child abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;Hands-on&rsquo; sex offense is a term used to describe an offense that includes physical sexual contact.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This audit was intended to follow up on issues identified in the Office of the Inspector General&rsquo;s (OIG) July 2021 report on the FBI&rsquo;s handling of allegations against Lawrence Gerard Nassar (OIG Nassar Report) and respond to congressional inquiries regarding the FBI&rsquo;s practices to protect children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>If the name &ldquo;Nassar&rdquo; rings a bell, it&rsquo;s because he is the infamous former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-state-fined-record-4-5-million-mishandling-larry-nassar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan State<\/a> and Team USA gymnastics team doctor who used his position to sexually abuse hundreds of girls and women.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar, who also pleaded guilty to having child pornography, is currently serving out an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-sam-bankman-fried-arrested-in-bahamas\/\" title=\"Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas\">effective life sentence<\/a> (the man is 61, with over 50 years left on his sentence) in prison, where he has reportedly had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-disgraced-sports-doctor-larry-nassar-viciously-attacked-federal-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a rough time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar&rsquo;s actions in and of themselves were monstrous enough, and the disgraced doctor has since been brought to relative justice.<\/p>\n<p>But the matter of how Nassar was able to run amok for so long still lingered &hellip; and some rather prominent voices (like Team USA superstar gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-cover-simone-biles-rips-feds-turning-blind-eye-nassar-sexual-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Biles<\/a>) put some of that blame squarely on the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Biles and her fellow critics were proven right with that aforementioned July 2021 report from the FBI, but this new audit is purporting that the FBI has not gotten much better in the ensuing years of the Nassar fallout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/29\/politics\/fbi-inspector-general-larry-nassar-investigation-usa-gymnastics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> interpreted the findings of the lengthy audit as thus: &ldquo;The FBI has continued to mishandle allegations of child sexual abuse in the years after the bureau&rsquo;s notorious bungling of the investigation into disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added: &ldquo;Because of those failures, allegations of sexual abuse against children were left unaddressed for months while minors continued to be victimized, the audit found.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the audit itself provided some harrowing specific examples of FBI failure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In December 2021, the FBI received an allegation through its National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) of a historical incident involving the subject &mdash; a registered sex offender &mdash; engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-hunter-bidens-laptop\/\" title=\"The Truth About Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop\">sexual activity<\/a> with a minor victim that involved travel across state lines,&rdquo; the audit noted. &ldquo;The victim, who was an adult at the time of reporting, alleged that the subject may have enticed other minor victims. In response to this tip, an FBI field office opened a full investigation into the matter about 2 weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In January 2022, the FBI field office that opened the investigation set a lead to a second field office requesting an interview of the victim but we did not identify evidence that the victim was interviewed or offered victim services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the time of our review, the most recent substantive investigative activity documented in the case file was over 7 months old and documented in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We did not identify any referrals to the SLTT law enforcement agency with jurisdiction or the subject&rsquo;s probationary officer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, once this incident was flagged, the FBI acted &ldquo;over 1 year after receipt of allegations&rdquo; to collect more incriminating evidence against the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Another example of prolonged FBI inaction came when the audit chronicled an incident in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In May 2022, NTOC received an anonymous complaint of sex trafficking of unknown minors and drug trafficking by an identified subject.31 NTOC transferred this complaint to the appropriate FBI field office, but we did not identify any evidence of verbal contact between NTOC and the FBI field office, as required by FBI policy,&rdquo; the audit noted. &ldquo;Despite the sex trafficking of minors allegation, the first investigative activities documented in the case file by the FBI field office assigned the complaint were completed approximately 5 and 8 months after the receipt of the allegation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another example provided by the audit noted that a separate investigation was &ldquo;inappropriately placed on pending inactive status&rdquo; and didn&rsquo;t include any proper referrals.<\/p>\n<p>The audit recommends a number of fixes and solutions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The DOJ clearly stated that the audit aimed to assess the FBI&#8217;s adherence to laws, regulations, and policies concerning reports of direct sexual offenses against children and mandatory reporting of suspected abuse. The term &#8220;hands-on&#8221; sex offense refers to crimes involving physical sexual contact.<\/p>\n<p>This audit followed up on issues highlighted in a July 2021 report by the Inspector General about how the FBI dealt with allegations against Lawrence Gerard Nassar, a former doctor for Michigan State University and Team USA gymnastics who sexually abused numerous girls and women. Nassar is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including possession of child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>While Nassar has faced some justice for his actions, questions remain about how he was able to operate unchecked for so long\u2014questions that have been raised by prominent figures like gymnast Simone Biles who have criticized the FBI&#8217;s role in this matter. The recent audit suggests that little improvement has occurred since Nassar\u2019s case; CNN reported that it indicates ongoing mishandling by the FBI regarding allegations of child sexual abuse following their previous failures in investigating Nassar.<\/p>\n<p>The audit detailed specific instances where the FBI failed to act promptly on reports of abuse. For example, an allegation received in December 2021 about a registered sex offender engaging with a minor was not fully investigated until two weeks later, and there were no records showing that victim services were offered or that key interviews took place within an appropriate timeframe. Another case from May 2022 involved anonymous complaints about sex trafficking but showed significant delays before any investigative action was taken.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, these findings highlight serious deficiencies within the FBI\u2019s response protocols related to child protection cases and suggest several recommendations for improvement moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FBI.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4261,39697,5591,21619,35975],"class_list":["post-2333747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-audit","tag-child-sex-abuse","tag-fbi","tag-mismanagement","tag-public-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FBI.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333747","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}