Larry Nassar, ancien doctor of theUS national gymnastics team, has been stabbed repeatedly in a prison from Florida.
Currently incarcerated for sexually assaulting gymnasts, Nassar was the victim of an attack perpetrated by another inmate last Sunday, according to information from CBS News.
The doctor Nassar, sentenced to a sentence of up to 175 years in prison pour sexual assault et possession of child pornography, up from multiple injuries, one of which punctured lung, and is currently in stable condition in hospital.
During the assault, Nassar was allegedly stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the back and six times in the chest, a prison union official told NBC News.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an inmate was assaulted at 2:35 p.m. EST (6:35 p.m. GMT) at the high-security USP Coleman prison in Florida, where the fallen doctor is serving his sentence.
“The response team immediately implemented rescue measures,” the agency told the BBC. The inmate was transported to a local hospital “for further care and evaluation.”
An internal investigation was opened, and no staff or other inmates were injured in the incident, according to the statement.
Larry Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting athletes while working for the USA Gymnastics program and at Michigan State University, where he had his own medical practice.
More than 330 women and girls, members of USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, have accused Nassar of sexual abuse. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney have all spoken out about surviving Nassar's abuse.
Some of these young athletes said they reported the abuse to adults, including coaches and doctors, but were ignored.
An investigation into the FBI's handling of the scandal, released in 2021, found that the agency made a series of errors, including delays and cover-ups, allowing Nassar to continue his abuse for several months after the case was opened.
The FBI's own watchdog found that the agency ignored allegations about Nassar and made mistakes early in the investigation.
Several women who were sexually assaulted by Nassar, including Raisman, Biles and Maroney, have sued the FBI for $1 billion (£783 million) for mishandling credible claims of sexual assault.
The United States Gymnastics Federation agreed to pay $380 million to Nassar's victims, while Michigan State University reached a $500 million settlement with survivors.
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