.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up trial on indictments that he intimately mistreated a slight adhering to a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation as well as the proof offered by the prosecutor possessed enough values to necessitate a litigation. Valenzuela would rule on a judgment at the hearing, which does certainly not have a collection day yet.Franco was placed on Major League Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had told ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied 3 fees versus him for a supposed sexual connection along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had been on management leave of absence as portion of an offer between MLB as well as the gamers' affiliation. The contract included an arrangement that managerial vacation, during which Franco was actually paid for, will finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with charges of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation against a minor and individual trafficking. The charges lug a prospective sentence of up to twenty years.He is also under an MLB inspection under its own residential violence, sexual abuse and also little one misuse plan till the situation is resolved.Because Franco can certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his incapability to record enabled the Rays to go after the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the female, that in January submitted a complaint against Franco, connected with an agreement with Franco's legal representatives as well as removed his grievance. The terms of the deal were actually certainly not revealed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Personnel Author located in the Dominican Commonwealth.