Mariano Rivera’s wife charged with child sex abuse cover-up: court documents
yankees hall of famer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara Riveraaccused of covering up child sexual abuse at home and in church.
The charges were filed against Mariano and Clara, 55, in a lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday, January 16.
The complaint was filed in Westchester County Supreme Court and filed by us weeklyalleging that the Riveras covered up the abuse of a young girl associated with their New Rochelle, New York, Sanctuary of Hope church.
Mariano is the church’s lead pastor, while Clara is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the church. They are accused of being negligent and failing to take action after discovering that the young girl, known as “Jane Doe”, was allegedly being abused by an older minor girl, known as “MG” action.
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The alleged abuse occurred during the summer of 2018 during an internship at the Ignite Life Center in Gainesville, Florida, a program supported by Hope Shelter Church. The complaint alleges that Clara encouraged the plaintiff to take the internship and suggested it to her mother. After receiving a call from the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s mother became concerned about her daughter’s safety at the camp and subsequently raised the matter with Clara, who assured Jane Doe’s mother that she would investigate further, according to the lawsuit.
According to the indictment, the Riveras traveled from New York to a summer camp in Florida where they “knew or should have known” information about the sexual abuse.
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(Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)The complaint reads: “Rivera and his wife did not take adequate action to end the sexual abuse of Jane Doe (the victim), but instead isolated and intimidated Jane Doe to remain silent about MG (the suspect)’s abuse, so as not to expose her to MG (the suspect). Shelters bring trouble.
The alleged abuse continued after Jane Doe returned from summer camp at a barbecue at the couple’s former home in Rye, New York, the lawsuit said. The couple invited church kids to a barbecue and Jane Doe was left unsupervised with MG despite an alleged earlier incident at a summer camp in Florida, the suit alleges. It is alleged that the children’s parents, including Jane Doe’s mother, were not invited to the barbecue.
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Instead of taking appropriate action, the suit alleges, the Riveras chose to handle it internally to avoid the scrutiny, public scandal and potential financial losses that would come with child sexual abuse allegations becoming public information.
Ruben Tavares Jr., Adult son of Associate Pastor of Hope Shelter Ruben Tavares Sr.was also accused in an August 2021 lawsuit of abusing the girl.
Baseball star Mariano rose to fame after serving as a closer for the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. From 1995 to 2013, he was selected as a Major League Baseball All-Star 13 times and won the World Series five times. In 1999, he won the World Series MVP award that year. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in 2019.
The Riveras have not yet responded to the lawsuit and have not listed an attorney.
