The settlement is among the largest ever for sexual abuse, according to The Wall Street Journal, and ends years of legal wrangling.<\/b>
\nby: Colin Meyn, The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire ( The Hill) \u2013 The organizations in charge of U.S. gymnastics have agreed to pay $380 million in a settlement with hundreds of victims of longtime team physician Larry Nassar, closing one part of a legal battle that has also extended to Capitol Hill. The settlement is among the largest ever for sexual abuse, according to The Wall Street Journal, and ends years of legal wrangling. \u201cNo amount of money will ever repair the damage that has been done and what these women have been through,\u201d Rachael Denhollander, a Nassar survivor who was involved in settlement negotiations, told the New York Times. \u201cBut at some point, the negotiations have to end because these women need help \u2014 and they need it right now.\u201d A final holdout insurer for USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee confirmed that it would pay much of the settlement during a bankruptcy hearing on Monday, the Journal reported. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is set to pay $34 million of the settlement directly, as well as loan $6 million to USA Gymnastics for its contribution, per the Journal. Olympic stars including Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney are among the claimants, along with local gymnasts who sought out treatment from Nassar because of his affiliation with the national bodies. Biles and her fellow gold medalists have also taken the fight to Capitol Hill, calling for Congress to dissolve the Olympic committee\u2019s board of directors. \u201cTo be clear, I blame Larry Nassar \u2014 and I also blame an entire system that perpetrated his abuse,\u201d Biles said in September. The gymnasts also offered a scathing assessment of the FBI\u2019s failure to address complaints about Nassar\u2019s abuse. \u201cTo not indict these agents is a disservice to me and my teammates, a disservice to the system which is built to protect all of us from abuse,\u201d Maroney said during testimony before Congress in August. The Department of Justice announced in October that it was launching a new inquiry into the FBI\u2019s handling of allegations against Nassar, specifically reviewing the department\u2019s decision not to charge agents who mishandled the investigation. Nassar was sentenced in 2018 to between 40 and 175 years in prison for the sexual assault of dozens of girls. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said at the time it was her \u201chonor and privilege\u201d to sentence him, adding, \u201cI just signed your death warrant.\u201d MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights, according to a notice sent out Monday by the court’s electronic filing system. The federal docket entry shows a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not guilty plea in the case. These types of notices indicate a defendant is planning to plead guilty. The court system also sent out instructions for media to attend the hearing. KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) \u2014 An arrest has been made after a woman was shot in Kernersville, according to a news release from Kernersville police. Taylor Peguese III is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse. BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Everyone knows an avid coffee fan who prioritizes a nice coffee mug over breakfast and drinks it around the clock. In fact, you might even be one of them. So next time you need to pick out a gift for a coffee lover, go ahead and treat them to something thoughtful, practical or even indulgent that will make their coffee-filled days all the brighter.<\/p>\n