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Friday 22 april 2022
13 Nassar victims seeking $130M from FBI over bungled probe

By ED WHITE have happened.”
Associated Press White said more than 100
DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen women were assaulted
sexual assault victims of Lar- after July 2015, and he ex-
ry Nassar are seeking $10 pects other lawyers will file
million each from the FBI, claims against the FBI. Nas-
claiming a bungled inves- sar wasn’t arrested until
tigation by agents led to November 2016 during an
more abuse by the sports investigation by Michigan
doctor, lawyers said Thurs- State University police.
day. The Michigan attorney gen-
It’s an effort to make the eral’s office ultimately han-
government responsible for dled the assault charges
assaults that occurred after against Nassar, while fed-
July 2015. The Justice De- eral prosecutors in Grand
partment’s inspector gen- Rapids, Michigan, filed a
eral concluded that the FBI child pornography case.
made fundamental errors White noted the 2018 mas-
when it became aware of sacre at Florida’s Marjory
allegations against Nas- In this Feb. 5, 2018 file photo, Larry Nassar, former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of Stoneman Douglas High
sar that year. Nassar was the nation’s top gymnasts, appears in Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Mich. Associated Press School. The FBI received a
a Michigan State University tip about five weeks before
sports doctor as well as a Indianapolis-based USA eral said. response. 17 people were killed at
doctor at USA Gymnastics. Gymnastics told local FBI “No one should have been The FBI declined to com- the school, but the tip was
He is serving decades in agents in 2015 that three assaulted after the summer ment Thursday but referred never forwarded to the
prison for assaulting female gymnasts said they were of 2015 because the FBI to Director Christopher FBI’s South Florida office.
athletes, including medal- assaulted by Nassar. But should have done its job,” Wray’s remarks to Congress The government agreed to
winning Olympic gymnasts. the FBI did not open a for- said Grace French, founder about how the matter was pay $127.5 million to fami-
“This was not a case involv- mal investigation or inform of a group called The Army poorly handled. lies of those killed or injured.
ing fake 20 dollar bills or tax federal or state authorities of Survivors. “To know that “I’m sorry that so many dif- Michigan State University,
cheats,” attorney Jamie in Michigan, according to the FBI could have helped ferent people let you down, which was also accused
White said. “These were al- the inspector general’s re- to avoid this trauma dis- over and over again,” Wray of missing chances over
legations of a serial rapist port. gusts me.” told victims at a Senate many years to stop Nassar,
who was known to the FBI Los Angeles FBI agents in White is not suing the FBI hearing last year. “And I’m agreed to pay $500 million
as the Olympic U.S. doctor 2016 began a sexual tour- yet. Under federal law, tort especially sorry that there to more than 300 women
with unfettered access to ism investigation against claims must be a filed with were people at the FBI who and girls who were assault-
young women.” Nassar and interviewed a government agency, had their own chance to ed. USA Gymnastics and
Nassar, he added, contin- several victims but also which then has six months stop this monster back in the U.S. Olympic and Para-
ued a “reign of terror for 17 didn’t alert Michigan au- to reply. A lawsuit could fol- 2015 and failed. And that’s lympic Committee made a
unnecessary months.” thorities, the inspector gen- low, depending on the FBI’s inexcusable. It never should $380 million settlement.q

Kentucky abortion law blocked in win

for clinics

abortion services. entire law because she protect women’s health
The new law bans abortions lacked information “to spe- and strengthen oversight.
after 15 weeks of pregnan- cifically determine which Opponents say the objec-
cy and requires women to individual provisions and tive all along was to stop
be examined by a doctor subsections are capable of abortions in the state com-
before receiving abortion compliance.” pletely.
pills. It also contains new Abortion rights activists said Kentucky is among the
reporting requirements that they were relieved by the GOP-led states that have
the Kentucky clinics said decision but noted more passed restrictive abortion
they couldn’t immediately rounds are ahead in the le- laws in anticipation of a
In this July 17, 2017, photo, escort volunteers line up outside the comply with. Noncompli- gal fight. “This is a win, but U.S. Supreme Court deci-
EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., the state’s only ance can result in stiff fines it is only the first step,” said sion that could reverse the
abortion clinic. and felony penalties. Rebecca Gibron, the CEO landmark Roe v. Wade
Associated Press Jennings’ order did not for Planned Parenthood in decision that established
By BRUCE SCHREINER Judge Rebecca Grady delve into the larger issue Kentucky, where its clinic a right to abortion nation-
Associated Press Jennings was a victory for of the new law’s constitu- is immediately resuming wide nearly 50 years ago.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A abortion rights advocates tionality. Instead, it focused abortion services. “We’re Pending before the high
federal judge on Thurs- and a setback for the Re- on the clinics’ claims that prepared to fight for our court is a challenge to a
day temporarily blocked a publican-led legislature, they’re unable to comply patients’ right to basic law passed in a fifth state,
state law that effectively which passed the law in with the measure because health in court and to con- Mississippi, that bans abor-
eliminated abortions in March and then overrode the state hasn’t yet set up tinue doing everything in tion after 15 weeks. The
Kentucky after the state’s Democratic Gov. Andy clear guidelines. our power in ensure abor- court has indicated that it
two remaining clinics said Beshear’s veto of the mea- Jennings, who was ap- tion access is permanently will allow Mississippi’s ban to
they couldn’t meet its re- sure last week. One of the pointed by former Presi- secured in Kentucky.” stand and conservative jus-
quirements. clinics said Thursday that it dent Donald Trump, said Supporters say the goal of tices have suggested they
The decision by U.S. District would immediately resume she decided to block the Kentucky’s new law is to support overruling Roe.q