critical reforms are being undertaken to ensure that events such as these do not occur again. let me briefly summarize the results of our investigation. in july 2015, usa gymnastics reported the sexual assault alleg allegations to the fbi field office. usa gymnastics officials described graphic information provided and informed the fbi that all three athletes were available to be interviewed. however, it wasn t until six weeks later on september 2nd that the indianapolis office interviewed ms. maroney by telephone, as you heard. and neither ms. nichols nor ms. raisman were ever interviewed by that office. it did not document or formally open an investigation or an assessment of the matter.
obstruction of justice and official corruption as well. so thank you again for your testimony. i ll make sure that each of you and your families and representatives have contact information for me and my office and continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that justice is done. thank you. thank you, senator ossoff. ms. biles, ms. maroney, ms. nicn nic nichols, ms. raisman, thank you for your testimony today. it will make a difference in the lives of many people witnessing it. you all were gold medalists today in the cause of justice. thank you for joining us. you re excused. thank you. thank you. hello, everybody. i m john king in washington. if you ve been with us, you ve been listening to draw matic
0 senator padilla. i think i had a female agent in the room at the olympic training center as well, but i m not entirely sure. i feel like we all had the same people. if i recall, my direct communication was with a male fbi agent. right, in the room. okay. senator padilla? i want to start by thanking chairman durbin and all those who have made this hearing possible. to the panelists, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. i admire and respect each one of you for choosing to participate today, for sharing your testimony with us. today is not easy. i recognize that you each had the option of respectfully declining the invitation to be here, but you didn t. i hope that you understand that your presence here is not just so important to the members of this committee and to the senate as a body, but also speaks volumes for the countless victims of abuse that are out there listening or watching or will listen or will watch. i appreciate the conversation about mental health