Clears that a teenager has been assigned multiple times at an event related to the church in which Clara Libera, the wife of Mariano Libera, a player in the New York Yankees, and the wife of Mariano Libera We are looking for damages.
In addition, the accused argued that one of the assaults occurred at a church event held at the Liberas’s and Mrs. and Mrs. Liberas in Rai, New York.
The complaint submitted to the West Chester Court Court is the defendant, Levozio de Esperanza, 1 Brook View Rai, and LLC in the New Rochelle. The Libera and his wife are not named as the defendant, but according to the complaint, one Brook View Rai is the address of their main housing, and the church website established in 2009 in the Libera’s house. It is stated that it was done.
In the lawsuit, the church protected the plaintiffs from foreseeable harm, did not take any correction measures, and in some cases, the Liberas and his wife claimed that the plaintiff was “isolated and threatened” and silently assaulted. 。
In a statement published in USA Today Sports, Liberas’s lawyer Joseph Luta said this allegations were “completely false.”
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In a statement, Luta says, “Mariano and Clara Libera have not accepted any kind of child abuse, knowing the report of child abuse, or did not act based on them.” Was stated. According to Luta, the couple first learned of this suspicion was almost four years after the incident received a letter from a lawyer for financial reconciliation.
“This lawsuit is a description of incorrect and misleading, which is a description of incorrect and misleading for the non -reporting of the Liberas and his wife. Luta said, “Luta said. I said.
The lawsuit, which was launched on January 16 and obtained by US Today Sports, has been granted the defendant for a 20 -day postponement to respond to the summoning letter. The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial, and the amount of damages is determined through the jury trial. The relevant LLC, not the Liberas family, is one of the reasons for the New York State Law to be responsible for its own land.
The lawsuit was first reported by Gain’s Bill Public Information Service.
According to the complaint, Clara Libera is a minister to make a summer internship at the church in Gainzville, Florida in partnership with Refgio de Esperanza in 2018. However, the reflexio has paid the cost.
According to the complaint, an intern (the plaintiff was about 11 years old) claimed that during the internship period, he had to live in the Gainsbill’s Ignite Life Church without a parent’s director. The plaintiffs argued that the plaintiffs have been repeatedly assaulted by older teens, who were still minors at the time.
According to the complaint, the camp participants were only allowed to telephone contacts with their parents, but the mother, who was considered a victim during a call, was worried about the welfare of her daughter.
“In response, Libera investigated his mother A DOE’s report and promised to respond accordingly,” he said. “MS. Libera and husband, Refugio employee/volunteer/agent Mariano Rivera, who traveled from New York to Florida to meet Jane A DOE at Ignite Life Summer Internship. The Liberas and his wife are on the trip. As a defendant’s agent, he had to know or know that Jane A Do was sexual abuse from (old camp participants).
“Rather than taking sufficient actions to end sexual abuse of Jane A, DOE, the Libera and his wife threatened Jane A / DOE individually and threatened to keep up with abuse … Refugio and Ignite. To avoid problems with the LIFE Summer internship, the defendant’s representatives to avoid the potential scandal of child sexual abuse in the program and protect the defendants in other ways. From a person and/or an employee, Jane A. DOE has actually been vulnerable to DOE, the mother, that it is safe and dangerous. Despite the constructive knowledge, there is a danger at the Ignite Life Center.
At the Ignite Life Center, three men were accused of sex crime and two were convicted, but some of them were a minor (summer intern). It also includes a 29 -year -old Gabriel Giovani Hemenes, who filed a complaint for two cases. Hemenes was sentenced to five years in prison and eight years of suspended sentence. Another man complained of a warfare against the weighted assault and was suspended for three years.
The plaintiffs and their families have been a member of Refgio de Esperanza for many years, and after the victim returned to New York, their families resumed their resuming in resum.
According to the complaint, at the end of the summer, the church held a barbecue for minors who are members of the church at the Libera’s and Mrs. Libera’s mansion in Rai, New York. “Parents (including DOE, not limited to this) were not invited to attend the event,” claims.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that the same teenage members were alone, and that they were later sexual assault.
The complaint claims that it is always relevant, saying, “The defendants are sufficient about the danger that Jane A. DOE could be sexually abused in their nursing care. He had knowledge, but did not inform Jane A, DOE and/or her parents the enough knowledge. ” The risk of damaging Jane A DOE. 37.
“On the contrary, the defendant and their parents and their parents explained that Jane A. DOE was safe and sufficiently taken care of under the care of the defendant and the defendant. “
About one month later, in August 2021, the lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff had been sexually abused by the adult youth leader of the church, and the man would “be sexually abused to Jane A. Du. He showed his suggestions and attitude. ” The grooming and “dangerous signal act” occurred on the premises of the two, and on the premises owned, operated, and managed by Refugio while the two were attending the Refugio event. “
According to the complaint, these claims are under the New York State Law.
The core of the plaintiff’s complaint is similar in either claim. Levogio said, “The agents, managers, employees, and directors (employees) have been sexually illegal to the children who encountered him because of the leading role in Refugio (employees). Despite the tendency, they did not take any actions to protect the minor Jane A. Du.
The 55 -year -old Libera is the only player in the Hall of Fame in the history of the major leagues and is the leader of the sports all -time saves. He served as a closer for the Yankees World Series winning team five times, and his career lasted from 1995 to 2013, and then retired with a large sound.
The 17 -year -old plaintiff and his family migrated to Georgia in 2022
One of the plaintiff’s lawyers, Adam Hollowitz, said in a statement, “I praise the courage and initiatives of the young client,” and said, “She warns a potentially dangerous environment for children. Thank you. ” Our lawsuit claims that Mariano and Clara Libera have missed the opportunity to save their clients due to their childhood abuse, despite their obligation to protect their clients. “
According to Liberas’s lawyer, “Liberas and his wife are known in New York for charity, especially for non -blessed children. It is a shame that they are targeted for false allegations.” 。
Contributor: Tom Shad
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