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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Offenhartz

Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church camp

Mariano Rivera Lawsuit - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp trip sponsored by their church.

In a lawsuit filed this month, lawyers for the girl allege that the Hall of Fame pitcher and his wife Clara Rivera, a pastor at the Refuge of Hope Church, flew from New York to Florida to investigate after the girl's mother expressed concerns about her daughter's safety during the 2018 trip.

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