Lawrence G. Nassar, the doctor convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times in the chest, back and neck at the federal prison in Florida where he is serving a 60-year sentence, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
Mr. Nassar, 59, is in stable condition after he was attacked by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman, a sprawling prison compound in Central Florida, they said.
It is not clear when the altercation took place or what prompted the attack. A spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which manages the complex, did not immediately return a request for comment.
The episode adds to a long, troubled case of a once-prominent sports physician accused of molesting and assaulting dozens of young women and children, including athletes at Michigan State University, Olympians and members of the U.S. national gymnastics team — in the guise of providing treatment and examinations.
In a scathing 2021 report, the inspector general for the Justice Department found that the F.B.I. initially botched the investigation, allowing Mr. Nassar to assault more young women.
Mr. Nassar was convicted on federal charges in 2017. He was sentenced to an additional 40 to 125 years by a judge in Michigan a year later, after…
