.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand up trial on allegations that he sexually abused a minor following a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the accusation and the documentation provided by the prosecutor had adequate merits to necessitate a trial. Valenzuela will rule on a decision at the litigation, which carries out certainly not possess a set date yet.Franco was put on Big 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 supposed sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old gal. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on managerial leave as aspect of an offer in between MLB and also the gamers' association. The agreement included a provision that management vacation, in the course of which Franco was spent, would certainly finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and also individual trafficking. The fees carry a possible sentence of as much as 20 years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its domestic brutality, sexual abuse as well as kid misuse policy up until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his lack of ability to report permitted the Rays to pursue the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the gal, who in January filed an issue against Franco, reached out to a deal with Franco's lawful agents and removed his criticism. The regards to the deal were actually certainly not made known during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Staff Author based in the Dominican Republic.