.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand up trial on charges that he sexually misused a minor following a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela found out that both the allegation and the documentation presented by the prosecutor possessed sufficient qualities to call for a litigation. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a verdict at the trial, which does not have a set date yet.Franco was put on Big league Baseball's restricted list in July, resources had actually said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State imposed three costs versus him for a claimed sex-related connection with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had gotten on management leave of absence as component of a bargain between MLB and the gamers' affiliation. The deal consisted of a stipulation that managerial leave of absence, throughout which Franco was actually paid, would certainly finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces costs of sexual harassment, sex-related profiteering against a small and also human trafficking. The fees carry a possible paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB investigation under its own domestic brutality, sexual offense and also child misuse plan up until the scenario is actually resolved.Because Franco can certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail arrangement, his lack of ability to record made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the father of the girl, that in January filed a complaint versus Franco, got to a contract along with Franco's lawful reps and removed his grievance. The terms of the deal were actually not revealed during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Personnel Article writer located in the Dominican Republic.