.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand up hearing on charges that he sexually abused a slight following a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the accusation and the proof presented by the prosecutor had adequate benefits to call for a litigation. Valenzuela would conclude on a judgment at the trial, which does certainly not possess a collection date yet.Franco was actually put on Major League Baseball's limited listing in July, sources had actually said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed 3 fees versus him for a supposed sexual connection along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually performed administrative vacation as part of a package between MLB and also the gamers' association. The deal featured a provision that managerial leave, during which Franco was spent, would certainly end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with charges of sexual assault, sexual profiteering against a minor and also human contraband. The charges lug a prospective paragraph of up to 20 years.He is actually additionally under an MLB examination under its own domestic brutality, sexual offense and youngster abuse plan until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his failure to record permitted the Rays to pursue the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the lady, who in January filed an issue against Franco, reached out to an arrangement with Franco's legal reps and also withdrew his grievance. The regards to the contract were certainly not made known throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Workers Article writer located in the Dominican Commonwealth.