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Miami: Larry Nassarthe former USA Gymnastics The team doctor, who has been convicted of sexually assaulting hundreds of athletes, was in stable condition Monday after another inmate stabbed him multiple times, a prison union official said.
Nassar, 59, was attacked Sunday afternoon at the USP Coleman II federal prison in Sumterville, California. flWhere he is serving his sentence, Joe Rojas, president of the local Corrections Officers Union, told AFP.
Rojas said the disgraced doctor was stabbed twice in the neck, six times in the chest and twice in the back.
“He’s in stable condition, the last I heard,” Rojas said.
Nassar pleaded guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine physician at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University and was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.
Hundreds of women — including Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney — have accused Nassar of sexually assaulting them during his more than two-decade career.
The Bureau of Prisons (BoP) declined to confirm on “privacy” grounds that Nassar had been attacked, but in response to an inquiry about him said an “inmate” was assaulted at 2:35 pm Sunday at Coleman Prison and taken to a local hospital.
“Responding personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures,” the People’s Bank said in a statement. Staff called for emergency medical services and life-saving efforts continued.
“The FBI has been notified, and the internal investigation is ongoing,” the People’s Bank said.
Nassar’s victims reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics in 2021, one of the largest ever recorded for a sexual assault victim.
USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in 2018 after a wave of allegations against Nassar swept the organization.
Michigan State University reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of Nassar’s victims in 2018.
The prison where Nassar is serving his sentence is a maximum security facility and currently holds 1,214 offenders, according to BoP Magazine.
Rojas, the union official for prisons, said the prison was currently experiencing an “acute staffing crisis”.
Nassar, 59, was attacked Sunday afternoon at the USP Coleman II federal prison in Sumterville, California. flWhere he is serving his sentence, Joe Rojas, president of the local Corrections Officers Union, told AFP.
Rojas said the disgraced doctor was stabbed twice in the neck, six times in the chest and twice in the back.
“He’s in stable condition, the last I heard,” Rojas said.
Nassar pleaded guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine physician at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University and was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.
Hundreds of women — including Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney — have accused Nassar of sexually assaulting them during his more than two-decade career.
The Bureau of Prisons (BoP) declined to confirm on “privacy” grounds that Nassar had been attacked, but in response to an inquiry about him said an “inmate” was assaulted at 2:35 pm Sunday at Coleman Prison and taken to a local hospital.
“Responding personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures,” the People’s Bank said in a statement. Staff called for emergency medical services and life-saving efforts continued.
“The FBI has been notified, and the internal investigation is ongoing,” the People’s Bank said.
Nassar’s victims reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics in 2021, one of the largest ever recorded for a sexual assault victim.
USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in 2018 after a wave of allegations against Nassar swept the organization.
Michigan State University reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of Nassar’s victims in 2018.
The prison where Nassar is serving his sentence is a maximum security facility and currently holds 1,214 offenders, according to BoP Magazine.
Rojas, the union official for prisons, said the prison was currently experiencing an “acute staffing crisis”.
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