.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up trial on allegations that he sexually violated a small observing a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela established that both the allegation as well as the proof offered due to the prosecutor possessed enough values to warrant a trial. Valenzuela would certainly rule on a judgment at the trial, which performs not have a collection date yet.Franco was placed on Major League Baseball's restricted list in July, sources had told ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic imposed 3 fees versus him for a supposed sex-related relationship along with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had actually performed management leave as part of a package in between MLB as well as the players' affiliation. The arrangement featured an arrangement that administrative vacation, during which Franco was actually spent, would end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a slight as well as human trafficking. The charges bring a potential sentence of up to twenty years.He is actually also under an MLB inspection under its residential brutality, sexual assault and little one abuse policy till the case is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond contract, his failure to document permitted the Rays to seek the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the girl, who in January filed a grievance versus Franco, connected with an agreement with Franco's lawful agents and removed his complaint. The terms of the deal were actually not divulged throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Workers Author located in the Dominican Republic.