.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand trial on complaints that he sexually misused a small observing a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the allegation and the evidence provided due to the district attorney had ample advantages to call for a trial. Valenzuela will rule on a decision at the litigation, which performs not have a set time yet.Franco was positioned on Big league Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had actually told ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed 3 charges against him for a supposed sexual partnership with a then-14-year-old lady. Franco, 23, had been on management vacation as part of a package between MLB as well as the gamers' affiliation. The arrangement featured a stipulation that managerial leave of absence, throughout which Franco was paid, would finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual abuse, sex-related profiteering against a minor and individual contraband. The fees hold a potential sentence of up to twenty years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its own domestic physical violence, sexual offense as well as youngster misuse plan until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco can easily not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond arrangement, his inability to report enabled the Rays to pursue the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the father of the gal, who in January filed an issue versus Franco, reached an agreement along with Franco's legal agents and also withdrew his grievance. The relations to the agreement were certainly not divulged throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Personnel Article writer based in the Dominican Republic.