Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, are accused of covering up the sexual abuse of a minor at their church and in their home in New York.

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.

New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been named in a lawsuit that alleges they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor — at a summer camp and their home. In a lawsuit filed on Jan.