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McKayla Maroney’s first public comments on Larry Nassar

McKayla Maroney spoke about Larry Nassar for the first time in front of media on Tuesday, reportedly calling the ex-USA Gymnastics team doctor “a monster.”

Quotes from her talk at a New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children luncheon in New York via the NYSPCC (more to come):

“Within the gymnastics world, there’s no question we need to rebuild from the ground up so this never happens again. I definitely see a future where athletes are safe and succeeding. I think this next generation is going to be even stronger with everything that we’re doing.