Hall Of Fame Pitcher Mariano Rivera, Wife Added As Defendants In Revised Sexual Abuse Lawsuit, Documents Show

Mariano Rivera, who spent his full storied MLB profession pinch nan New York Yankees, has been added arsenic a suspect successful a lawsuit. Rivera's wife, Clara Rivera, was besides listed arsenic a suspect successful an amended intersexual maltreatment suit revenge by an unnamed woman and her mother.

USA Today Sports obtained a transcript of nan caller title aft it was revenge successful Westchester County Court April 25.

The original lawsuit, revenge successful January, alleged nan young woman was victimized by an older individual during events linked to nan religion nan Riveras co-founded. 

The religion is located successful Westchester County, New York, and Clara was listed arsenic a elder pastor.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera delivers remarks during nan ribbon cutting for nan Mariano Rivera Foundation Mentorship Program astatine nan Ignite Life Center successful Gainesville Fla. June 2, 2021. (Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

The Riveras were not named defendants successful nan first filing. Instead, nan church, Refuge of Hope, and Brook View Rye, LLC were listed arsenic defendants. The constricted liability institution lists nan reside of nan Riveras' erstwhile home, which they sold successful 2022. 

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In nan erstwhile filing, nan Riveras were accused of taking inadequate measures to protect nan woman listed arsenic Jane Doe successful nan complaint. The title alleges an battle occurred successful "approximately summertime 2018" astatine a New York location nan Riveras' owned astatine nan time.

According to nan lawsuit, nan alleged maltreatment happened astatine a barbecue that children who attended nan religion were invited to. However, nan attending children's parents did not person invitations, according to nan suit.

Former New York Yankees pitcher and Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera pinch his woman Clara Rivera astatine Yankee Stadium successful nan Bronx, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2019. (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)

The amended suit's specifications were accordant pinch nan first filing. In some filings, nan Riveras allegedly disregarded nan girl's claims of intersexual maltreatment and "isolated and intimidated" her successful an effort to guarantee she remained quiet astir nan alleged incident.

"Rather than return capable action to extremity nan intersexual maltreatment of JANE A DOE, nan Riveras each separately isolated and intimidated JANE A DOE to stay silent astir her maltreatment to debar causing problem for REFUGIO and nan Ignite Life Summer Internship,"  the suit states. 

"In bid to debar nan imaginable ungraded of kid intersexual maltreatment successful its programs and different protect DEFENDANTS supra each else, nan Riveras, successful their capacities arsenic agents and/or labor of DEFENDANTS, assured MOTHER A DOE that JANE A DOE was safe and successful nary threat astatine Ignite Life Center, contempt existent aliases constructive knowledge that JANE A DOE remained susceptible to further acts of intersexual abuse."

Former New York Yankee Mariano Rivera, a 2019 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, acknowledges nan crowd arsenic he stands adjacent to his Hall of Fame plaque during a ceremonial successful his grant astatine Yankee Stadium Aug. 17, 2019, successful New York City.  (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Joseph A. Ruta, an lawyer representing nan Riveras, said nan allegations against his clients are "completely false."

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The plaintiff is seeking a assemblage proceedings and compensatory and punitive damages.

Rivera, 55, is simply a five-time World Series champion and a 13-time MLB All-Star. He was inducted into nan National Baseball Hall of Fame successful 2019.

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