.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand up trial on complaints that he sexually mistreated a slight following a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela established that both the accusation and also the evidence offered by the prosecution had adequate values to warrant a hearing. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a verdict at the litigation, which performs not have a set day yet.Franco was placed on Big league Baseball's limited listing in July, resources had said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State imposed 3 costs versus him for a supposed sex-related relationship along with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had performed managerial leave of absence as portion of a package between MLB and the players' affiliation. The deal consisted of an arrangement that managerial leave, during the course of which Franco was actually spent, would finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences charges of sexual abuse, sex-related profiteering versus a small as well as individual contraband. The charges hold a possible paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is actually likewise under an MLB examination under its domestic brutality, sexual abuse and kid abuse plan until the instance is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond agreement, his lack of ability to file allowed the Rays to seek the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the father of the girl, that in January filed a complaint against Franco, connected with an arrangement with Franco's lawful reps as well as withdrew his issue. The relations to the agreement were actually certainly not disclosed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Workers Writer located in the Dominican Republic.