.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand up trial on indictments that he sexually misused a slight adhering to a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation and the proof shown due to the district attorney had adequate benefits to warrant a hearing. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a judgment at the hearing, which does certainly not possess a set day yet.Franco was actually positioned on Major League Baseball's limited checklist in July, resources had actually said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State imposed 3 costs versus him for a supposed sexual connection along with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had performed management vacation as aspect of a deal in between MLB as well as the gamers' association. The deal included an arrangement that administrative leave of absence, throughout which Franco was paid for, would certainly finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters charges of sexual abuse, sexual profiteering versus a small as well as human trafficking. The fees lug a possible paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is likewise under an MLB investigation under its residential brutality, sexual offense and also kid abuse policy up until the case is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond contract, his lack of ability to record allowed the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the woman, who in January filed a complaint against Franco, reached an agreement with Franco's lawful reps and withdrew his issue. The regards to the contract were actually certainly not revealed during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Staff Article writer located in the Dominican Commonwealth.