The Justice Department has reached a deal to pay approximately $100 million to 100 women and girls who were sexually assaulted by former national women’s gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

The FBI did not appropriately handle the reports it had received of his abuse of athletes, bringing the total legal payouts for liability claims to almost $1 billion.

The FBI’s settlement was reached last fall and accepted in principle by those filing claims in 2022, but has not yet been made final, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

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