.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand trial on allegations that he sexually mistreated a minor adhering to a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela established that both the allegation and also the evidence presented due to the prosecutor possessed adequate values to necessitate a hearing. Valenzuela will conclude on a verdict at the litigation, which performs certainly not possess a collection time yet.Franco was actually put on Big league Baseball's restricted checklist in July, sources had said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth levied three costs versus him for a supposed sex-related connection along with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had actually performed management leave of absence as portion of a bargain between MLB and the players' association. The agreement included a stipulation that managerial leave of absence, in the course of which Franco was actually spent, would certainly end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences charges of sexual abuse, sex-related exploitation against a small as well as human trafficking. The costs lug a potential paragraph of approximately twenty years.He is actually additionally under an MLB examination under its residential violence, sexual offense as well as child abuse policy till the case is actually resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail arrangement, his failure to report made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the lady, that in January filed a grievance against Franco, reached out to an agreement with Franco's lawful reps and also withdrew his issue. The regards to the arrangement were not divulged throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Staff Writer located in the Dominican State.