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.

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.

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.