June 8 (UPI) -- Some 90 women, including some of the biggest names in U.S. gymnastics, have filed federal tort claims against the FBI, demanding $1billion in damages for the law enforcement agency's mishandling of the investigation into former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar.
Most of the women charge that Nassar, a longtime U.S. Olympic team doctor who worked at Michigan State University, abused them after sexual abuse allegations were first reported to the FBI.
In 2018, a Michigan judge sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison after he was convicted on seven counts of felony criminal sexual conduct while treating Olympians and other young gymnasts and athletes.
"The FBI knew that Larry Nassar was a danger to children when his abuse of me was first reported in September of 2015," said gymnast Maggie Nichols, a Team USA member, according to ABC News.
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