Former New York Yankees pitcher and Hall of Famer, Mariano Rivera is in the midst of accusations of having covered up sexual abuse with his wife Clara. allegedly occurred at a camp at his Refuge of Hope church. Now, the Panamanian gave his first public statements on the matter, denying the accusations.
It was through a statement released by his lawyer Joseph Ruta, who is addressing the legal problems, that Rivera established a position on the lawsuit filed, ensuring that the alleged fact is completely false.
“Mariano and Clara Rivera do not tolerate child abuse of any kind and the accusations that they knew or did not act on reports of child abuse are completely false“, reads the text released by Ruta.
Additionally, the Riveras explained through the litigator that They already knew that story after almost four years ago they received a letter where the plaintiff family was trying to obtain a financial agreement out of court.
“The couple first learned of the allegations almost four years after the alleged incident, when they received a letter from an attorney requesting a financial settlement,” Ruta added.
Also The official clarified that the entire lawsuit has “inaccurate” statementsso if there is a trial in the case, he is confident that everything will be resolved appropriately.
“The lawsuit, which seeks financial damages for the Riveras’ alleged failure to act on alleged incidents that were never reported to them, is full of inaccurate and misleading statements that we have no doubt will not stand up in a court of law”Ruta closed.
What happened to Mariano Rivera and what are they accusing him and his family of?
Both Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara have appeared for a couple of days in a lawsuit in which, although they do not appear as named, their name is mentioned on many occasions regarding a young woman named Jane A Doe (to protect her identity ), that He was allegedly the victim of sexual abuse on two occasions by an individual called “MG.”.
According to the document, Mariano and Clara were aware of the situation after the mother complained about the first incident. However, even though the Panamanians said that everything was going to be fine and they were going to resolve the incident, apparently the adults approached the young woman and tried to silence her by force.
“Each one separately (Clara and Mariano) isolated and intimidated Jane A Doe into silence.“, reads one of the documents.
“They took no measures to protect my daughter.“, he adds to the document in relation to Mariano and Clara.
Before completing the claim, The mother spoke of a third abuse that occurred in 2021 in which a youth leader from the Riveras church allegedly committed the actthis despite previous incidents. The parent claims that ideal measures were not taken to protect her daughter.
The legal problem for the Riveras comes years after the retirement of the legendary Major League closer in 2013.
After saying goodbye to Yankee Stadium, Rivera joined Clara in Refuge of Hope and since then they have dedicated themselves together to preach the word of God.
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