Mariano Rivera and Clara Rivera are both pastors at the Refuge of Hope church in New York; while the two have been married for decades, Rivera was accused of fathering 2 children out of wedlock 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,

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.

Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have denied allegations of covering up sexual assault of a child stemming from a lawsuit filed by a teenage girl, identified as Jane Doe. The complaint alleges Jane Doe was sexually abused multiple times at an event connected to a church where Clara Rivera is a senior pastor.