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Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says Baseball icon Mariano Rivera and his wife are both named in a new lawsuit alleging that the couple did not protect a young victim from being sexually abused by members of a Westchester-based church, some of which happened at their home.  The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people affiliated with New Rochelle-based Refuge of Hope Church.  The church began as a small ministry in Rivera's home and his wife, Clara, still works a…

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Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accuser From Westchester Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accuser From Westchester
Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accuser From Westchester Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 following allegations of sexual harassment, is suing one of his accusers, a Northern Westchester native, for defamation.  Cuomo, age 67, filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, Dec. 19 against former staffer Charlotte Bennett, a Northern Westchester native, who accused the former governor of sexual harassment in 2021.  Bennett had previously filed a federal lawsuit against former Gov. Cuomo in September 2022. However, she voluntarily dropped the lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 9, saying in a joint statement …

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