DoJ to pay $138.7m settlement over FBI’s botching of Nassar assault allegations

• FBI's botching of Nassar allegations prompts $138.7m settlement
• Settlement runs total compensation for victims to roughly $1bn

The US justice department announced a $138.7m settlement on 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.

When combined with other settlements, roughly $1bn now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted them under the guise of treatment for sports injuries.