.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up hearing on complaints that he sexually misused a minor adhering to a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the complaint as well as the evidence shown due to the prosecutor had enough values to warrant a litigation. Valenzuela would certainly rule on a decision at the litigation, which does certainly not possess a collection date yet.Franco was put on Big league Baseball's limited checklist in July, sources had actually informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth levied three fees versus him for a supposed sexual connection with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on managerial leave as part of an offer between MLB and also the gamers' affiliation. The deal consisted of an arrangement that managerial vacation, during the course of which Franco was spent, would certainly finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces fees of sexual abuse, sex-related exploitation versus a small and individual trafficking. The fees hold a potential paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB inspection under its domestic physical violence, sexual offense and little one misuse policy till the scenario is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond contract, his incapability to record made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the lady, who in January filed a complaint versus Franco, reached out to a deal with Franco's legal representatives and withdrew his criticism. The terms of the arrangement were actually certainly not revealed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Staff Author located in the Dominican Commonwealth.