The Justice Department inspector general released its report on Thursday.
Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar gets escorted out of court on the final day of sentencing in Eaton County Circuit Court on February 5, 2018 in Charlotte, Michigan.
"After we raised this incident to the FBI's attention, the FBI took appropriate action, and the subject was indicted on federal charges," Horowitz said in a taped video statement. "Additionally, we found that FBI employees didn't always comply with FBI policies put in place to protect victims," the report said. "For example, in the incidents we reviewed, we found 40 percent of the active child sexual abuse allegations did not include evidence that the FBI responded within 24 hours."
In a letter responding to the report released Thursday, the FBI said they "recognize further action is necessary to ensure our corrective measures have the full intended effect of improving the FBI's handling of allegations of hands-on sex offenses." Crimes against children are among the top priorities for the FBI, but the bureau continues to be challenged by an increasing number of sexual abuse tips and has previously failed to take necessary investigative measures, an FBI official acknowledged to reporters on Thursday.
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