Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who was convicted of sexually abusing young gymnasts, was stabbed by another prison inmate and was in stable condition on Monday, US media reported. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida, was assaulted on Sunday afternoon, but declined to identify the prisoner for privacy and security reasons. necessary to save the inmate’s life, Benjamin O’Cone, a spokesman for the office, said in a statement. The inmate was transported by emergency personnel to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation.”
The FBI has been notified of the incident and an internal investigation is underway, O’Cone added. No other staff or inmates were injured.
Nassar, who is serving a decades-long sentence following his 2018 conviction, was stabbed in the back and chest during an argument on Sunday, the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. . He is in stable condition, the AP and ABC reported.
Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female gymnasts in his care. These gymnasts include Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Moraney.