{"id":839353,"date":"2021-10-02T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=839353"},"modified":"2021-10-02T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T21:14:55","slug":"doj-pledges-changes-after-fbis-mishandling-of-larry-nassar-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-pledges-changes-after-fbis-mishandling-of-larry-nassar-case\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ pledges changes after FBI\u2019s mishandling of Larry Nassar case"},"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\">20<\/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-pledges-changes-after-fbis-mishandling-of-larry-nassar-case%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=839353&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--><div id=\"attachment_2537987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2537987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the lecture before U.S. Attorney General William Barr holds a press conference about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:12 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, October 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Justice Department said it\u2019s putting more focus on supporting victims following the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s (FBI) handling of the allegations against disgraced physician Larry Nassar. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monoco outlined new steps the department will take to make sure federal agents and prosecutors are properly trained to assist witnesses and victims of crime.<\/p>\n<p>The set of memos also said agents would have to better coordinate with state authorities along the lines of federal laws. These changes come following the FBI\u2019s serious mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics physician Nassar, and the agencies shortcoming in protecting the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy attorney general noted \u201cwhen considering whether to initiate federal criminal charges, we must never forget who put their trust in the department to keep them safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m deeply and profoundly sorry to each and every one of you,\u201d Director of the FBI Christopher Wray pleaded. \u201cI\u2019m especially sorry that there were people at the FBI who had their own chance to stop this monster back in 2015 and failed. And that is inexcusable. It never should have happened and we\u2019re doing everything in our power to make sure it never happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full opening statement: At Senate hearing, McKayla Maroney describes reporting abuse by Larry Nassar &#8220;in extreme detail&#8221; to the FBI in 2015:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the point of reporting abuse if our own FBI agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOjUSgVx9R\">pic.twitter.com\/TOjUSgVx9R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1438163905163968515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The public first learned of the sexual abuse allegations against Nassar in 2016, with 18 women filing a lawsuit against him the following year. Many criticized the department\u2019s inaction in punishing agents who failed to further investigate the allegations, with the DOJ\u2019s inspector general discovering Nassar abused at least 70 victims after they first received allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, by not taking immediate action from my report, they allowed a child molester to go free for more than a year,\u201d said Olympic Gymnast Mckayla Maroney. \u201cAnd this inaction directly allowed Nassar\u2019s abuse to continue. What is the point of reporting abuse if our own FBI agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nassar is currently serving a life sentence in prison after more than 150 women came forward accusing him of sexual abuse. Deputy Attorney General Monaco further noted, the department is committed to protecting crime victims\u2019 rights and treating them, as well as witnesses, with respect in all interactions.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/federal-officials-american-bumblebee-could-be-declared-endangered-species\/\">Federal Officials: American Bumblebee Could Be Declared Endangered Species<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A view of the lecture before U.S. Attorney General William Barr holds a press conference about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-839353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839353","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=839353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=839353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=839353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=839353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}