Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since coming forward in October as a sexual abuse victim of former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar.
Speaking at the Spring Luncheon for the New York Society for Preventing Cruelty to Children in New York City, Maroney said the following regarding the situation, per Bleacher Report's Natalie Weiner:
"The fear I had about speaking out turned into fearlessness when I learned that it would help so many people. We know that Larry was a monster. It happened for so long, and that's why we're standing up now, because it can't happen anymore.