.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand hearing on allegations that he sexually abused a minor observing a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the complaint and also the evidence presented by the prosecutor possessed adequate benefits to require a litigation. Valenzuela would certainly rule on a judgment at the litigation, which performs not have a set day yet.Franco was placed on Major League Baseball's limited checklist in July, sources had actually informed ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Republic imposed three costs versus him for a claimed sexual partnership with a then-14-year-old gal. Franco, 23, had actually performed management vacation as portion of a package in between MLB as well as the players' organization. The contract included an arrangement that managerial vacation, in the course of which Franco was actually paid, will finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual assault, sex-related exploitation versus a small as well as individual contraband. The fees hold a potential sentence of up to twenty years.He is also under an MLB inspection under its residential violence, sexual abuse and youngster misuse policy until the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco can certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his incapacity to file enabled the Rays to pursue the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the woman, who in January filed a complaint against Franco, got to an agreement along with Franco's lawful agents and also removed his complaint. The terms of the arrangement were not revealed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Team Author based in the Dominican State.