Olympians McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles rip the FBI and Justice Department in Senate hearing on the botched investigation of Larry Nassar abuse. Follow live:
Catch up: Here's what US gymnasts said at today's Senate hearing about the Nassar investigationon the FBI and Justice Department investigation into the sexual abuse claims against former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has wrapped up.
"I don't want another young gymnast, Olympic athlete or any individual to experience the horror that I and hundreds of others have endured before, during and continuing to this day, in the wake — of the Larry Nassar abuse," Biles said in an emotional testimony. "What's even more upsetting to me is that we know that these FBI agents have committed an obvious crime. They falsified my statement, and that is illegal in itself. Yet no recourse has been taken against them. The Department of Justice refused to prosecute these individuals. Why?" she said."Deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco couldn't bring herself to be here today. It's the Department of Justice's job to hold them accountable.
"To not indict these agents is a disservice to me and my teammates, a disservice to the system which is built to protect all of us from abuse," the gymnast continued.All of the gymnasts noted that the federal investigators did not immediately contact them after they reported the abuse. Nichols said she was not interviewed by the FBI for more than a year after she reported the abuse.
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