.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand up hearing on allegations that he sexually misused a slight following a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the accusation as well as the documentation provided by the district attorney possessed ample benefits to call for a litigation. Valenzuela would conclude on a verdict at the litigation, which does certainly not have a collection date yet.Franco was placed on Big league Baseball's limited listing in July, sources had actually said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State imposed three charges against him for a claimed sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had actually performed management leave of absence as component of an offer between MLB and the players' organization. The deal featured a stipulation that management leave of absence, during the course of which Franco was actually paid for, will finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences fees of sexual assault, sexual exploitation versus a slight as well as human contraband. The charges carry a potential paragraph of up to 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB investigation under its own residential violence, sexual abuse and also youngster misuse policy until the scenario is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond arrangement, his incapacity to document permitted the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the female, that in January submitted a grievance against Franco, connected with a contract with Franco's legal representatives and removed his issue. The terms of the contract were not divulged during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Article writer located in the Dominican State.