The five-time World Series champion broke his silence on the bombshell lawsuit claiming he and his wife ignored and covered up alleged child sex abuse.

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

Legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been accused of ignoring the sexual abuse of a minor in their home and at a church, according to multiple reports.

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused of covering up child sexual abuse at their own home and a church in a new lawsuit.

The Yankees pitcher and his wife are named in a suit that says a young girl was assaulted at properties connected to a church they helped found and at their home in Westchester County, N.Y.

The first time the couple learned of the allegations was nearly four years after the alleged incidents at a church-affiliated camp and a barbecue, according to a news release from the lawyer.

MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara Rivera have denied accusations that they covered up a child sex abuse scandal in order to protect their church.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, along with his wife, said they were not involved in hiding the repeated sexual assault of a minor.

A lawsuit filed this week accused Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, of covering up the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl who was a member of their church in New Rochelle, New York.

MLB Hall of Famer and former Yankee Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara Rivera were accused of covering up a child sex abuse scandal to protect their church in a recent lawsuit. What to know about their lives since the pitcher retired from baseball.

Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, are not defendants in the suit, but are blamed for covering up alleged sexual abuse of a girl from their church.

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife broke their silence on Thursday amid allegations they covered up child sex abuse at their home and church.