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The U.S. Justice Department is paying a $138.7 million to settle more than 100 claims that it badly mishandled allegations of sexual assault against Larry...

The U.S. Justice Department is paying $138.7 million to settle more than 100 claims that it badly mishandled allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.

The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.

It resolves claims the FBI botched the initial investigation into the former US gymnastics doctor, the Justice Department says.

For more than a year, FBI agents had knowledge of allegations against Nassar but apparently took no action.

More than 100 victims of a former United States Olympic team doctor have reached a $138.7 million (£111.4 million) civil settlement with the United States Department of Justice.

The U.S. Justice Department is paying a $138.7 million to settle more than 100 claims that it badly mishandled allegations of sexual assault against Larry...

The DOJ agreed to pay up for not taking allegations against the physician seriously.

The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.

For more than a year, FBI agents had knowledge of allegations against Nassar but apparently took no action.