Former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed several times at a Florida prison.
Nassar, serving up to 175 years for molesting gymnasts, received multiple injuries during a fight with another inmate on Sunday.
He is reportedly in hospital in stable condition & is said to have suffered a collapsed lung.
The 59-year-old was jailed for sexually assaulting athletes he worked with & possession of child pornography.
During the assault, Nassar was stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the back and six times in the chest, a prison union leader told NBC News.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an inmate was assaulted at United States Penitentiary Coleman in Florida, where the disgraced former doctor is serving time.
"Responding staff immediately initiated life-saving measures." The inmate was taken to a local hospital "for further treatment & evaluation".
An internal investigation has been launched & no staff or other inmates were injured in the incident.
Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting athletes while he worked with the USA Gymnastics program & Michigan State University, where he maintained a clinic.
More than 330 women & girls at USA Gymnastics & Michigan State University have accused Nassar of sexual abuse.
Olympic gold medallists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman & McKayla Maroney have all testified about surviving Nassar's abuse.
Several women who were sexually assaulted by Nassar - including Raisman, Biles & Maroney - have sued the FBI for $1 billion for mishandling credible complaints of sexual assault.
USA Gymnastics has agreed to pay $380 million to Nassar's victims, while Michigan State reached a $500 million settlement with survivors.
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Source: BBC
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