.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up trial on charges that he sexually violated a small complying with a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation as well as the proof presented due to the prosecution had adequate values to require a hearing. Valenzuela would rule on a verdict at the hearing, which carries out certainly not possess a set time yet.Franco was actually put on Major League Baseball's limited listing in July, sources had actually told ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Commonwealth levied three fees versus him for a supposed sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had performed administrative leave of absence as part of a deal in between MLB as well as the gamers' organization. The arrangement consisted of a provision that managerial leave of absence, during which Franco was actually paid, would certainly end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces costs of sexual abuse, sexual profiteering against a minor and human contraband. The fees carry a potential paragraph of approximately 20 years.He is likewise under an MLB investigation under its own domestic brutality, sexual assault and also youngster misuse policy up until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco can not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail agreement, his incapability to file permitted the Rays to pursue the positioning of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the gal, who in January submitted a complaint versus Franco, reached out to a deal with Franco's legal representatives and also removed his grievance. The terms of the contract were not made known during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Team Author based in the Dominican Republic.