Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor who is serving a decades-long prison term for sexually abusing young female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate on Sunday, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Two people familiar with the matter told the AP the attack at United States Penitentiary Coleman in Florida left Nassar in stable condition. One source said Nassar was stabbed in the back and the chest.
The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details of the attack or the ongoing investigation publicly.
Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal and state charges of abusing dozens of athletes, including Olympic team members Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, with over 150 giving victim-impact statements at his sentencing hearing. He received a sentence of 40 to 175 years in prison.
Nassars sexual abuse was exposed in a September 2016 investigation by The Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network.
