The Department of Justice released a report on Thursday that revealed the FBI isn’t always handling child sex crimes properly.
The Office of the Inspector General began its investigation following claims that agents improperly handled reports against former USA physician Lawrence Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female Olympic and college athletes. The DOJ paid out $138.7 million to settle nearly 140 claims that the FBI did not properly investigate Nassar after complaints were made, even after years of abuse allegations.
According to the report, the OIJ audited  327 of 3,925 incidents that allegedly involved “hands-on sex offense against a child or similar offense.” Of those cases, 42 (13%) were flagged because it is believed they necessitated “immediate attention.”
“Specifically, we found no evidence that FBI employees complied with mandatory reporting requirements to SLTT law enforcement in 47 percent of the incidents we reviewed or to social services agencies in 50 percent of incidents we reviewed. Of the reports that were made, we found that only 43 percent were made within 24 hours, as required by FBI policy,” the report explains.
“The report outlines 11 recommendations for the FBI to improve its handling of child sex abuse cases, including monitoring FBI employees’ compliance with mandatory reporting, providing greater clarity on when incidents are required to be marked ‘Time Sensitive’ or handled within 24 hours, and implementation of controls to ensure sex crime notifications are ‘appropriately documented,'” Fox News reported.
“Ensuring the safety and security of children is not just a priority for the FBI; it is a solemn duty that we are committed to fulfilling with the highest standards. The FBI’s efforts combating crimes against children are among the most critical and demanding undertakings we do,” the FBI explained in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“The FBI deeply values the trust the public places in us to protect the most vulnerable members of society. We are committed to maintaining the public’s trust by implementing the necessary improvements to ensure the important changes we made to our Violent Crimes Against Children program in 2018 and 2019 have the intended effect of promoting the highest level of compliance and effectiveness,” they continued.
FBI agents are recommended to undergo “additional training, controls, and oversight — including determining an acceptable caseload for agents who work crimes against children cases.”
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