.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up hearing on allegations that he sexually violated a minor following a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the complaint as well as the evidence presented by the prosecution possessed ample advantages to warrant a trial. Valenzuela would certainly rule on a judgment at the litigation, which performs certainly not possess a collection day yet.Franco was actually positioned on Major League Baseball's limited listing in July, resources had actually told ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied 3 fees versus him for a supposed sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old lady. Franco, 23, had gotten on managerial leave of absence as component of a bargain in between MLB and the players' association. The deal included a regulation that management leave, during which Franco was actually spent, would end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences fees of sexual abuse, sexual profiteering against a small and individual trafficking. The fees bring a potential paragraph of approximately twenty years.He is actually additionally under an MLB inspection under its domestic violence, sexual abuse and youngster misuse plan until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco may not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his inability to record enabled the Rays to pursue the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the girl, who in January filed a problem against Franco, got to a contract with Franco's lawful reps and removed his complaint. The terms of the contract were actually not divulged during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Article writer located in the Dominican State.