Former gymnast slams FBI for botching Larry Nassar investigation: 'They failed me and all the other girls'

Former gymnast Maggie Nichols, the first woman to report Larry Nassar, says the FBI and USA Gymnastics failed all of the women who were abused.

Former gymnast Maggie Nichols said the FBI and USA Gymnastics failed her and many other girls and women who were abused by former physician Larry Nasser.

Nichols, along with more than 90 other women, is now suing the FBI for more than $1 billion for its botched investigation into the abuse allegations. 

Nichols said she was the first woman to report Larry Nassar for abuse. In 2015, she was told the FBI and USA gymnastics would handle the case, but she said nothing was done for more than a year. 

"After I reported, Larry Nassar was still able to abuse so many girls every single day, which is just super scary to even think about and very disappointing," she said on "America’s Newsroom" Thursday.

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The Justice Department Inspector General report later found that the FBI did not open an investigation at the time of Nichols’ initial report of abuse. 

Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney have also joined the lawsuit. 

Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, sits in the courtroom during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 2, 2018. (Photo by: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook) ((Photo by: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook))

"It was super, super saddening and scary that he was able to abuse so many girls day in and day out," Nichols told host Dana Perino.

Nichols’ attorney, John Manly, noted that the Justice Department declined to prosecute any FBI agents involved