Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara Rivera have been accused of covering up child sex abuse at a Christian summer camp affiliated with their church and in their own home.
In a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 16, and obtained by PEOPLE, the New York Yankees Hall of Famer, 55, is accused of allegedly ignoring the sexual abuse of a young girl who was a member of his Refuge of Hope Church in Westchester County, N.Y.
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The minor, who was born in 2007, is identified as Jane Doe in the complaint, Her alleged abuser — an older female minor — is referred to as “MG.”
The abuse allegedly took place at the Ignite Life Center in Gainesville, Fla. during a 2018 summer internship program that is affiliated with the Rivera’s church.
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