US EditionYankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife Added as Defendants in Sexual Abuse Case
- Mariano Rivera, former New York Yankees pitcher, and his wife Clara were added as defendants in a January 2025 civil sexual abuse lawsuit in Westchester County, New York.
- The lawsuit followed allegations that the couple failed to act on reported sexual abuse of a then 12-year-old girl at events linked to their Refuge of Hope church, founded in 2009.
- The complaint details abuse during a 2018 summer camp in Florida, visits by the Riveras to the victim, and claims they intimidated the girl to remain silent about the incidents.
- Riveras’ attorney Joseph A. Ruta denied any claims that the couple had knowledge of or neglected to respond to reports of child abuse, describing such accusations as unfounded, while the girl’s lawyer argued that the Riveras did not take adequate measures to protect her.
- Neither Mariano nor Clara Rivera face criminal charges, but the suit seeks damages for alleged cover-up, raising questions about the church’s handling of abuse and the couple’s responsibilities.
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Mariano Rivera & His Wife Named in Abuse Lawsuit
Mariano Rivera enjoyed a Hall of Fame career in the MLB working as the New York Yankees closer for 17 seasons. However, he’s recently found himself in some hot water during his post-playing career after he and his wife, Clara, were accused of failing to protect a teenage girl from being sexually abused. And after a lawsuit was filed in January, a big change has been made that impacts the Riveras.The original lawsuit claimed that the girl was sug…
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife Added as Defendants in Sexual Abuse Case
Former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been added as defendants in a sexual abuse case connected to the Riveras’ church. The lawsuit, filed in January in Westchester County, New York’s Supreme Court, alleges a 12-year-old girl was sexually abused in 2018 at events affiliated with Refuge of Hope, a church founded by the Riveras in 2009, where Clara is a pastor. Before moving to another building in New Rochelle, …
Yankees legend entangled in ongoing sexual abuse lawsuit
Legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, are now considered defendants in a civil lawsuit that alleges they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor at a summer camp and their home in 2018.
Riveras added as defendants in sexual abuse suit
Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been added as named defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by a girl and her mother, who say the girl was sexually abused at events connected to the Riveras' church.
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