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Nassar was a doctor for the US women’s gymnastics team for 18 years when he allegedly abused girls and young women.
- author, Madeline Halbert
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Former US national gymnastics team doctor Laurie Nassar was stabbed multiple times during a fight with another inmate at a Florida prison on Sunday, BBC partner CBS News reported.
Nassar, 59, was sentenced in 2018 to 175 years in prison for abusing several gymnasts.
According to local press, Nasser remains in a stable condition at a hospital after Sunday’s attack.
Jail sources told NBC that he suffered a collapsed lung after being stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the back and six times in the chest.
In a statement to the BBC, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said an inmate was assaulted at 14:35 EST (1835 GMT) Sunday at the Coleman prison in Florida, where the disgraced doctor is serving his sentence.
“Respondents took Immediate measures to save his lifeThe office said the inmate was transferred to a local hospital for “treatment and evaluation.” An internal investigation has been launched.
No prison staff or other inmates were injured in the incident.
Who is Larry Nassar?
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Gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols testified against the doctor.
Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting athletes while working for the USA Gymnastics program and Michigan State University, where he ran a clinic.
A doctor serving time in a Florida federal prison has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
Further 330 girls and women USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University accused Nassar of sexual assault.
Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney They testified that they suffered abuses from Nasser.
Some athletes reported abuse to adults, including coaches and doctors, but their complaints were dismissed.
A 2021 investigation into the FBI’s handling of the scandal found that the agency made several mistakes. Delays and cover-upsThis allowed Nassar’s abuse to continue for months after the case was first opened.
The FBI’s own internal watchdog found that the agency ignored allegations about Nassar and made mistakes early in the investigation.
Several women — including Raisman, Biles and Maroney — were sexually assaulted by Nassar. sued the FBI for $1 billion For failing to properly handle credible allegations of sexual assault.
USA Gymnastics agreed to pay $380 million to Nassar’s victims, while Michigan State University reached a $500 million settlement with victims.
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