.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand trial on charges that he sexually mistreated a slight observing a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela found out that both the allegation and the proof presented by the prosecutor had adequate values to necessitate a litigation. Valenzuela will conclude on a judgment at the trial, which does certainly not have a set date yet.Franco was put on Major League Baseball's limited listing in July, sources had actually told ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Commonwealth levied 3 charges against him for a claimed sexual relationship along with a then-14-year-old lady. Franco, 23, had actually performed managerial vacation as aspect of a bargain between MLB and the players' organization. The contract featured a provision that management vacation, during which Franco was actually paid out, would certainly end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual abuse, sex-related exploitation against a minor and also individual trafficking. The costs hold a prospective sentence of up to 20 years.He is actually likewise under an MLB examination under its residential brutality, sexual offense and kid abuse plan up until the case is resolved.Because Franco can easily not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his lack of ability to record allowed the Rays to pursue the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the father of the female, that in January filed a criticism against Franco, reached a deal along with Franco's lawful agents and also withdrew his issue. The regards to the contract were actually not divulged during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Personnel Writer located in the Dominican Commonwealth.