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.

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.