A lawsuit filed in January accused Mariano Rivera and his wife of failing to protect a sexual abuse victim during events linked to a church affiliated with the couple.

Mariano Rivera’s wife, listed as a senior pastor at the church they founded, was also added as a named defendant.

Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been added as named defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by a girl and her mother, who say the girl was sexually abused at events ...