Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera and his wife broke their silence on allegations of having covered up incidents of child sexual abuse.

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.

Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara Rivera have been accused of covering up child sex abuse within their church, the Refuge of Hope.

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who 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,

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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.