Larry Nassar, doctor convicted of abusing Olympic gymnasts, stabbed in prison

Larry Nassar, doctor convicted of abusing Olympic gymnasts, stabbed in prison

Larry Nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, mostly minors. Among his victims are Olympic medalists such as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney.

Sports doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed several times last Sunday during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida, United States. The man, who was part of the gymnastics team of the North American country and was convicted of sexual abuse, is stable .

The episode took place at Coleman Penitentiary in Florida. As reported by Joe Rojas, president of Local 506 (the union that represents the employees of the prison where the doctor is located), Nassar (59) received a total of ten stab wounds : six in the chest, two in the neck, and another two. in the back. After the fact he was taken to a hospital and is stable.

Through a statement, a source from the federal bureau of prisons confirmed the attack, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, but did not want to identify the people involved . In addition, he indicated that the prison medical staff quickly intervened to save his life. The FBI opened an investigation into the incident, in which no one else was injured .

It is not the first time that Nassar has been attacked. In that sense, Randall Margraves, the father of three of his victims , tried to assault him in court.

After two of his daughters testified in court, the man asked Judge Janice Cuningham to allow him some time alone with the doctor. “I would ask as part of the sentence that you grant me five minutes in a closed room with this demon ,” she implored.

Faced with the magistrate’s refusal, Margraves shook his head and insulted the condemned man, which earned him a warning from Cuningham about his language. However, the man did not stop there and  lunged at Nassar, but was then tackled to the ground .

Source: BiographyTips