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 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 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.”
Mariano Rivera, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees, has been accused in a lawsuit of concealing repeated sexual assaults of a minor.
Mr. Rivera, a Yankees closer for 17 seasons, and his wife, Clara Rivera, “isolated and intimidated” a young girl into staying silent about her abuse to avoid causing trouble for a New Rochelle, N.Y., church, Refuge of Hope, which they helped found, the lawsuit said.
A lawsuit against the church was filed in Westchester by the girl and her mother, who are not identified in court records in order to protect their privacy.
According to a civil complaint filed on Wednesday that details the accusations, the girl was an active member of Refuge of Hope, part of the broader Assemblies of God religion and organization.
Adam Horowitz, the lawyer for the girl and her mother, said that the Riveras had failed to keep a child safe.
Joseph A. Ruta, the couple’s lawyer, countered in a statement on Thursday that his clients were being “targeted by false allegations.”