Justice Department nears settlement with Larry Nassar victims
If approved, the settlement will be paid out by the Justice Department to 100 victims of Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexual abuse and child pornography.
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If approved, the settlement will be paid out by the Justice Department to 100 victims of Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexual abuse and child pornography.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd.
An inmate allegedly attacked Nassar in his cell with a makeshift weapon, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The disgraced sports doctor, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was injured in the attack at federal prison where he is serving a decades-long sentence.
The Associated Press obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's jail suicide from the federal Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Act.
Wednesday's hearing comes after the Justice Department's inspector general concluded in a damning report this summer that FBI employees botched the investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of gymnasts by Nassar in 2015 and 2016.
The inspector general accused the FBI of failing to respond to the allegations against Nassar with the "utmost seriousness and urgency" they required.
The U.S. Olympic Committee has moved to revoke USA Gymnastics' status of the sport's governing body on the Olympic level in wake of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.
The announcement Tuesday came days after the United States Olympic Committee questioned the direction of the organization under Perry's leadership.
It was a special night for the survivors of sexual abuse by a former team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University.
The joint statement comes three days before the board of trustees' next meeting and after a week of calls for Engler's resignation have reached a fever pitch.
It's not clear how much each victim will receive, although the money will not be divided equally.
Former gymnasts claim that Bela and Martha Karolyi, who ran a USA Gymnastics training center in Texas, knew about the abuse and did not try to stop it.
A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the convicted sexual assault doctor.
After months of urging the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics to look into how Larry Nassar's abusive conduct was allowed to run unchecked for so long, Aly Raisman is hoping she can get some answers in court.
Ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison in Michigan, last punishment in sex abuse scandal.
The father of three daughters who were abused by Larry Nassar tried to attack the disgraced ex-sports doctor in a Michigan courtroom Friday.
The final sentencing hearing is underway in a Michigan courtroom for disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar, who has been accused by scores of girls and women of sexual abuse.
The measure now heads back to the Senate for a vote before it can be sent to President Donald Trump for signature.
The sentencing of former U.S. Olympic doctor Larry Nassar is still sparking plenty of conversations and concerns.
There was more fallout in the wake of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal on Friday.
A judge in Michigan has sentenced former USA Gymnastics Dr. Larry Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison following his conviction on sexual abuse charges.
Three key members of the board that oversees USA Gymnastics have resigned.
Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman on Friday confronted her former doctor who has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults, warning him that the testimony of the "powerful army" of 140 survivors at his sentencing will haunt him in prison.
A medal-winning Olympic gymnast said Thursday that sexual assault by a Michigan sports doctor "left scars" in her mind that may never fade as a judge heard a third day of testimony from victims.
