FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse – Simone Biles

FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse – Simone Biles
US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told Congress that the FBI and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye” to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women.

Ms Biles told the Senate Judiciary Committee that “enough is enough” as she and three other US gymnasts spoke in stark emotional terms about the lasting toll Nassar’s crimes had taken on their lives.

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