Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that USA Gymnastics tried to prevent her from publicly accusing former team doctor Larry Nassar, according to multiple reports.
NBC reported that the organization required Maroney to sign a non-disclosure agreement as part of a settlement she needed to pay for psychological treatment. Maroney's lawyer, John Manly, told ESPN that the organization paid her to sign a confidentiality agreement.
"They were willing to engage in a systematic cover-up of the entire matter," Manly told ESPN.
Manly added that Maroney signed the agreement willingly but was emotionally traumatized at the time.