McKayla Maroney’s father, her biggest supporter, was a quarterback at Purdue University.
Recently, McKayla, 29, signed a confidentiality agreement with USA Gymnastics about alleged sexual abuse.
Highlights
- McKayla’s lawyer said that USA Gymnastics broke the law by asking her to sign the agreement.
- She was born to her father, Mike Maroney, and her mother, Erin Maroney.
- McKayla has one sister, Tarynn Maroney, and one brother, Kav Maroney.
However, her lawyer said USA Gymnastics broke the law by asking her to agree to the settlement.
Earlier, in 2017, McKayla alleged that the USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar had repeatedly molested her, starting when she was 13 years old until she retired from the sport in 2016.
She made the allegation on Twitter under the #MeToo hashtag. Nassar had been arrested in November 2016 and accused of sexually assaulting female minors throughout his career.
During Nassar’s sentencing hearing, USA Gymnastics waived the agreement, at least temporarily, to allow Maroney to make a victim’s statement in court against Nassar, who is now serving a 40-to-175-year prison sentence.
On May 16, 2018, it was announced that Maroney and the other victims would be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
McKayla Maroney’s Revealed The Death Cause Of Her Father Mike Maroney
McKayla Maroney, born on December 12, 1995, revealed in January 2019 that her father, Mike Maroney, died at the age of 59.
The news was announced with a tribute on Instagram. More than one year later, she revealed the cause of death through a series of posts on her official Instagram story.
She posted several videos to provide new information about her father’s death.
McKayla first explained her transition from an Olympic-level athlete to working on her music career.
Then, she provided details about her father. She revealed that her father had been trying to detox in a hotel when he passed away. She posted,
“In short, my dad, we found out he was addicted to pain pills,” “I didn’t know this. He went to a hotel randomly one day and was like ‘I’m going to quit.’ And we were like ‘What? What?’ His best friend took him, and he died trying to detox, quit from pain pills. He could have just gone to a rehab place and done it right. He didn’t and he passed away.”
McKayla Maroney
Moreover, she announced that she would use her first song to pay tribute to her father, which would ultimately be compiled into an album.
McKayla’s Mother, Erin Maroney, Also Spoke Against Team USA Gymnastics Physician Larry Nassar
McKayla Maroney’s mother was involved in figure skating and high school sports.
Earlier, when McKayla alleged that the USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar repeatedly assaulted her sexually then, Erin also showed her support.
Erin asked the court to give Nassar the maximum punishment of over 60 years. In Erin’s letter to the judge, she wrote,
“I … learned a few weeks ago from my daughter that at the world championships in Tokyo, [Nassar] drugged her, made her lay nude on a treatment table, straddled her and digitally penetrated her while rubbing his erect penis against her…She was only 15 years old. She said to me, ‘Mom I thought I was going to die.’ “This experience has shattered McKayla,” “She has transformed from a bubbly, positive, loving, world class athlete into a young adult who was deeply depressed, at times suicidal. At times, I was unsure whether I would open her bedroom door and find her dead.”
Erin Maroney
She also wrote that she and her husband were prohibited from staying with McKayla while traveling abroad.
Erin noted that when her husband questioned former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny about the girls’ isolation, Penny allegedly assured them that girls were sage. In the letter, she added,
We were never allowed to the U.S. Olympic Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch nor any other training facility,” “My husband once questioned the propriety of the isolation of the girls during international travel. He was assured by Steve Penny that the girls were safe at all times. ‘More safe than the President of the USA,’ he said to him. We now know that this was a lie.”
Erin Maroney
Erin and McKayla criticized USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University. Erin wrote that the entities “Totally failed” the medal-winning gymnast.
Maroney Grew Up With Her Two Younger Siblings
McKayla Maroney has one younger sister, Tarynn, and one younger brother, Kav Maroney.
Her sister Tarynn, 18, was born on August 27, 2006. She is a 2024 graduate of Wilson High School, where she was a member of Wilson’s 2024 CIF State championship team.
She was also a member of the Wilson relay teams that won the 4*100 and 4*200 at the Oregon Relays, and she was second in the 1600m SMR and fifth in the 800m SMR.
On the other hand, McKayla’s brother Kav, 26, was born on September 24, 1998. He spent the 2018 season as a red-shirt El Camino College football team footballer.
He attended Long Beach Wilson High School, receiving a CIF All-Academic award twice.
While on the track and field team, he was named 1st Team All-Moore League as a senior in the 200 meters.
Additional Information
- In the summer of 2016, Maroney announced that she would be making a singing debut with a single named “Ghost.”
- On March 7, 2020, she released her first official single, “Wake Up Call,” and a few weeks later, her second single, “Covid Lockdown. ”
- She made her acting debut in the CW television series Hart of Dixie on November 20, 2012.
