{"id":2333859,"date":"2024-08-29T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-failed-to-act-in-dozens-of-child-sex-abuse-cases-inspector-general-finds-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T19:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:28:10","slug":"fbi-failed-to-act-in-dozens-of-child-sex-abuse-cases-inspector-general-finds-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-failed-to-act-in-dozens-of-child-sex-abuse-cases-inspector-general-finds-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI failed to act in dozens of child sex abuse cases, inspector general finds &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ffbi-failed-to-act-in-dozens-of-child-sex-abuse-cases-inspector-general-finds-washington-examiner%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=2333859&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>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-homeland-security-despite-heavy-gop-opposition\/\" title=\"Mayorkas Sworn In As Secretary Of Homeland Security Despite Heavy GOP Opposition\">inspector general report<\/a> has revealed that the\u2064 FBI has improved its handling of child sex \u2062abuse cases following past failings associated with disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, but significant deficiencies remain. The audit assessed 327 cases involving hands-on sex offenses against children and found that 42 cases, nearly 13%, required immediate attention due to issues such as lack of recent investigative activity and failure to report suspected\u200d abuse. Within the audit period from October 2021 to February 2023, the FBI opened close \u2064to 4,000 cases related to \u200csex crimes against minors. It was highlighted that in one case, which remained inactive for seven months, a registered \u2064sex offender continued to victimize minors during the \u2064FBI&#8217;s delay. This report underscores \u200dthe need for further improvements in the FBI&#8217;s processes to \u200cbetter protect children from abuse.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI failed to act in dozens of child sex abuse cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-senior-official-had-numerous-improper-contacts-with-reporters-inspector-general-finds\/\" title=\"FBI Senior Official Had \u2018Numerous\u2019 Improper Contacts With Reporters, Inspector General Finds\">inspector general finds<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1634973\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> improved its handling of child sex abuse cases in the wake of its failings regarding disgraced doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-nassar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Larry Nassar<\/a>, but the bureau is still falling short in some areas, according to an inspector general <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/24-096.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> published Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office conducted an audit of hundreds of FBI cases that involved an alleged &ldquo;hands-on sex offense against a child&rdquo; and found that &ldquo;further improvements are needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a striking condemnation of the FBI&rsquo;s handling of alleged crimes against children, the audit found that 42 of the 327 cases it reviewed needed immediate attention from the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&rsquo;s inaction in these cases involved &ldquo;a lack of recent investigative activity, lack of logical investigative steps, not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/take-care-of-maya-trial-hospital-shows-photos-of-maya-partying-with-friends-days-after-skipping-trial-due-to-pain\/\" title=\"Maya&#039;s Hospital Trial: Photos Reveal Maya Partying With Friends After Missing Trial Due to Pain.\">reporting suspected child abuse<\/a> to appropriate agencies, leads that were not appropriately covered, and instances of substantial non-compliance with FBI policies,&rdquo; the audit report said.<\/p>\n<p>The audit covered the period from October 2021 to February 2023, during which the FBI opened nearly 4,000 cases that involved alleged sex crimes against minors that included physical contact of a sexual nature.<\/p>\n<p>The audit report detailed numerous &ldquo;significant deficiencies&rdquo; on the FBI&rsquo;s part, including an open case that showed seven months of inaction. The bureau opened the case at the end of 2021 after receiving a report that a registered sex offender engaged in sexual activity with a minor and that the suspect &ldquo;may have enticed other minor victims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the inspector general brought the case to the attention of the FBI, only then did the bureau interview the victim, the audit found. The victim, at that point, &ldquo;provided additional incriminating evidence against the subject&rdquo; that led to an indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was indicted in June 2023 on federal charges of producing child pornography, possessing child pornography, and &ldquo;a felony offense involving a minor committed by a sex offender.&rdquo; Before the suspect was indicted but after the FBI&rsquo;s case was opened, he was able to victimize &ldquo;at least one additional minor for a 15-month period,&rdquo; the audit found.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes after a scathing inspector general report in 2021 found the FBI Indianapolis Field Office made &ldquo;fundamental errors&rdquo; in the case of Nassar, a sports doctor who treated female Olympic gymnasts before he was sent to prison for life for molesting dozens of young female athletes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Nov. 22, 2017 file photo, doctor Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Michigan. Trustees at Michigan State University agreed Friday to release documents to the state attorney general related to the school&rsquo;s investigations into now-imprisoned Nassar. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nassar allegedly assaulted at least 70 athletes between July 2015, when the FBI first received a report about him, and November 2016, when he was initially arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Nassar later pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of child pornography and state charges of criminal sexual conduct, and he admitted to using his role as a doctor to assault or molest more than a hundred teenagers and young women.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, in addition to more than 100 of Nassar&rsquo;s other victims, sued the government over the FBI&rsquo;s failures, and in April, the DOJ reached a $138.7 million settlement with them.<\/p>\n<p>The audit report published Thursday said although some shortcomings persist, the FBI has, since the time of Nassar&rsquo;s arrest, updated its policies, training activity, and systems to handle allegations of sex abuse against children better.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to the findings that the FBI still needed to take several steps to respond more swiftly to such cases and better communicate with local law enforcement, the bureau said in a statement provided to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that it planned to maintain &ldquo;the public&rsquo;s trust by implementing the necessary improvements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI&rsquo;s efforts combating crimes against children are among the most critical and demanding undertakings we do,&rdquo; the bureau said. &ldquo;The FBI deeply values the trust the public places in us to protect the most vulnerable members of society.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1634973\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1634973\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI has made progress in managing child sex abuse cases following its shortcomings related to the disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, but an inspector general report released on Thursday indicates that there are still significant deficiencies. Inspector General Michael Horowitz stated that his office audited hundreds of FBI cases involving alleged &#8220;hands-on sex offenses against children&#8221; and concluded that &#8220;further improvements are needed.&#8221; The audit revealed that 42 out of 327 reviewed cases required immediate attention due to issues such as a lack of recent investigative activity, failure to report suspected child abuse to relevant agencies, and substantial non-compliance with FBI policies. <\/p>\n<p>The audit covered the period from October 2021 to February 2023, during which nearly 4,000 new cases involving alleged sexual crimes against minors were opened by the FBI. It highlighted serious shortcomings in the bureau&#8217;s response, including one case where there was seven months of inactivity after a registered sex offender was reported for engaging in sexual activity with a minor. Only after being alerted by the inspector general did the FBI interview the victim, who then provided crucial evidence leading to an indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was charged in June 2023 with producing and possessing child pornography and committing a felony offense involving a minor while being a registered sex offender. The delay allowed him to victimize at least one more minor during this time.<\/p>\n<p>This report follows previous criticism from an inspector general&#8217;s review in 2021 regarding fundamental errors made by the FBI Indianapolis Field Office in handling Nassar\u2019s case\u2014who had assaulted numerous young female athletes over several years before his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these findings, while acknowledging ongoing challenges, the FBI stated it has updated its policies and training since Nassar&#8217;s arrest to improve its response to allegations of child sexual abuse. The bureau expressed its commitment to maintaining public trust through necessary improvements in their operations concerning crimes against children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2333860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23349599049084-scaled-1024x691.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[16097,8049,39697,5591,39711],"class_list":["post-2333859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-law-enforcement","tag-accountability","tag-child-sex-abuse","tag-fbi","tag-inspector-general"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23349599049084-scaled-1024x691.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333859","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}