.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand litigation on complaints that he sexually abused a slight observing a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the allegation and also the documentation presented by the prosecutor had ample advantages to deserve a trial. Valenzuela will conclude on a decision at the hearing, which does certainly not possess a set date yet.Franco was actually positioned on Major League Baseball's limited listing in July, sources had informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State levied three charges against him for a supposed sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually performed managerial leave as part of an offer between MLB as well as the gamers' association. The deal featured a regulation that managerial leave, during the course of which Franco was paid for, would certainly end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces fees of sexual assault, sexual profiteering versus a minor as well as individual trafficking. The fees bring a potential sentence of up to twenty years.He is additionally under an MLB investigation under its own domestic violence, sexual assault and youngster misuse plan till the scenario is actually resolved.Because Franco can easily not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail contract, his failure to record enabled the Rays to pursue the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the gal, that in January submitted a grievance against Franco, got to a deal with Franco's lawful agents and withdrew his complaint. The regards to the agreement were actually not revealed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Article writer located in the Dominican State.