.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand trial on charges that he sexually misused a slight adhering to a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the allegation and also the proof shown due to the district attorney possessed sufficient advantages to warrant a trial. Valenzuela would conclude on a decision at the hearing, which performs certainly not have a collection day yet.Franco was placed on Major League Baseball's limited list in July, sources had actually informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied 3 fees versus him for a claimed sex-related connection with a then-14-year-old gal. Franco, 23, had actually performed management leave as aspect of an offer in between MLB and also the players' association. The arrangement consisted of a provision that managerial leave of absence, during the course of which Franco was actually paid, would end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with costs of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation against a minor and also human contraband. The costs carry a potential sentence of as much as twenty years.He is actually likewise under an MLB investigation under its domestic brutality, sexual abuse and child misuse policy up until the scenario is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail agreement, his incapability to record made it possible for the Rays to seek the positioning of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the female, who in January filed a complaint versus Franco, got to a contract along with Franco's lawful representatives and also removed his criticism. The terms of the deal were certainly not disclosed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Team Author located in the Dominican Commonwealth.