Simone Biles has said it felt like the FBI "turned a blind eye" to Larry Nassar's abuse as she broke down in court. The seven-time Olympic medal winner, 24, made the revelation in court as she testified against sports doctor Larry Nassar in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier today, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/09/15/watch-live-simone-biles-accuses-makes-statement-on-larry-nassar-sexual-abuse/">New York Post</a> reports. "It feels like the FBI turned a blind eye to us," Biles said. "I don't want another young gymnast or Olympic athlete to experience the horror I and hundreds of others have endured." She added: "How much is a little girl worth?" Watch Biles testify against Nassar below:  [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCgqAeCUpqM]] Biles added: "To be clear, I blame Larry Nasser. And I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse." "If you allow a predator to harm children, the consequences will be swift and severe," she added. McKayla Maroney, Biles' former Olympic teammate, also accused the FBI of ignoring their pleas for help. "I was molested by the US gymnastics national team and Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar," she said. "In actuality, he turned out to be more of a pedophile than he was a doctor." Maroney claimed that the FBI initially ignored the claims that she made against the disgraced doctor. "After telling my entire story of abuse to the FBI in the summer of 2015, not only did the FBI not report my abuse but when they eventually documented my report 17 months later they made entirely false claims about what I said," she said. "They chose to lie about what I said and protect a serial child molester rather than protect not only me but countless others," the gymnast continued. <img class="wp-image-1263126326 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Biles-1-1.jpg" alt="The case against Larry Nassar." width="759" height="462" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / Abaca Press]] The first gymnast to report Nassar's abuse, Maggie Nichols, said she is "haunted" by the fact that so many other women allegedly suffered at the hands of the doctor even when allegations against him were known by the FBI. "I am haunted by the fact that even after reporting my abuse, so many women and girls had to suffer at the hands of Larry Nassar," Nichols said. "The cover-up of my abuse and the FBI’s failure to interview me for more than a year after I filed my complaint are well documented. "While my complaints were with the FBI, Larry Nassar continued to abuse women and girls. "During this time the FBI issued no search warrants and made no arrests." <img class="wp-image-1263126330 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Biles-3.jpg" alt="Larry Nassar." width="759" height="662" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / Sipa US]] Aly Raisman, a two-time Olympian, said that the FBI's actions resulted in the girls being needlessly abused. "In 2015 it was known at least six national team athletes had been abused by Nassar. One of the athletes was even abused on film," Raisman said. "Given our abuser’s unfettered access to children, stopping him should have been a priority. "Instead, the FBI failed to interview pertinent parties in a timely manner. "It took over 14 months for the FBI to contact me despite my many requests to be interviewed by them." <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / Abaca Press</h6>

Simone Biles says it felt like the FBI 'turned a blind eye' to Larry Nassar's abuse

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