Legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been accused of ignoring the sexual abuse of a minor in their home and at a church, according to multiple reports.
The Yankees pitcher and his wife were named in a suit that says a young girl was assaulted at their home and at properties connected to a church they helped found. The couple’s lawyer called the allegations “false.
The bombshell lawsuit, which was viewed by The Post, was filed last week in State Supreme Court in Westchester County.
Former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, along with his wife, said they were not involved in hiding the repeated sexual assault of a minor.
New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp trip sponsored by their church.
Mariano Rivera and Clara Rivera are both pastors at the Refuge of Hope church in New York; while the two have been married for decades, Rivera was accused of fathering 2 children out of wedlock Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara are accused of covering up the sexual abuse of a minor at their church and in their home,
A legal complaint accuses the Riveras of failing to take ‘sufficient action to end the sexual abuse’ of a minor
In one instance, the lawsuit states "Jane Doe" was repeatedly sexually assaulted by an older female camper in the dorm and in the shower.
The girl, now 17, filed a lawsuit on January 16, seeking unspecified damages for negligent supervision and premises liability.
The accusations were made in a lawsuit filed by a “Jane Doe,” who claims she was abused by an older girl, identified as “MG,” during a summer internship in 2018 at the Ignite Life Center in Gainesville, Florida. FOX reported that Ignite Life is “affiliated with Rivera’s church.”
A lawsuit charges that the Yankees star and his wife, Clara, failed to act when they became aware that a young girl had been assaulted at a program affiliated with their church.