Former U.S. Gymnasts Doctor Larry Nassar Stabbed Multiple Times at Florida Federal Prison, Sources Say
etonline.comLarry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times on Sunday at the federal prison in Florida where he is incarcerated, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirm to CBS News.
The sources said he is recovering at a hospital following the attack.According to the Associated Press, which first reported the attack, sources said it happened during an altercation with another incarcerated person at United States Penitentiary Coleman in Florida.
One source told The AP that Nassar was stabbed in the back and in the chest. The sources were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack or the ongoing investigation and spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity.In a statement to CBS News, the Bureau of Prisons declined to confirm Nassar had been stabbed, citing privacy and security reasons.
However, the bureau did confirm that on Sunday afternoon «an inmate was assaulted at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Coleman II, in Sumterville, Florida.
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