Sports doctor Larry Nassar, convicted of sexually abusing gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a Florida federal prison. The attack occurred on Sunday at the Coleman Federal Penitentiary, according to sources familiar with it, who added that Nassar was in stable condition on Monday.
One of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was stabbed in the back and chest. Nassar was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists.
He admitted to sexually assaulting athletes while working at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympic athletes. Additionally, he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
More than 100 women, including Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, collectively requested more than $1 billion from the federal government for the failure of the FBI to arrest Nassar when agents learned of the allegations against him in 2015. He was arrested by Michigan State University police in 2016.
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee reached a $380 million settlement.
The Michigan Supreme Court last month rejected a final appeal by Nassar. His lawyers said he was wronged in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vindictive comments by a judge who called him a “monster” who would “wither” in prison like the wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz.
“I just signed his death warrant,” Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said of Nassar’s 40-year sentence. More than 150 victims spoke or provided statements during a seven-day special hearing in the Aquilina court more than four years ago.
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