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.

A teenage girl is seeking compensatory and punitive damages after claiming she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions at events connected to a church where Clara Rivera, wife of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera, is the senior pastor.

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.

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.

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.

Mariano Rivera is a Yankees legend, but who's the woman who's been by his side all these years? Meet Clara Rivera.

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.

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.

The removal of any player from the Hall of Fame is unlikely, but not impossible. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's BBWAA rules for election do not outline any process for removing an inductee, and there is no precedent for removing an inductee who has already been enshrined.

Mariano Rivera's dominance as an MLB player is clear from the fact that he is the only player in history to have achieved a Unanimous Hall of Fame Induction.

Lawyers for the girl claim the Hall of Famer and his wife, a church pastor, “isolated and intimidated” the girl into remaining "silent" about the abuse by an older child during the 2018 trip. The Riveras deny the allegation.