Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, denied allegations made in a bombshell lawsuit that they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor in their Rye, N.Y., home and at a summer camp connected with their church in 2018.
“Mariano and Clara Rivera do not tolerate child abuse of any kind and allegations that they knew about or failed to act on reports of child abuse are completely false,” Joseph A. Ruta, the Riveras’ attorney, said Thursday in a statement. “The very first time they heard about these allegations was nearly four years after the alleged incident, when in 2022 a New York attorney sent a letter requesting a financial settlement. This was followed by a second letter in 2023, from a different Florida law firm, again requesting a financial settlement.
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