.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand up hearing on allegations that he sexually mistreated a minor following a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation and also the documentation presented due to the prosecutor possessed sufficient values to require a hearing. Valenzuela would certainly rule on a verdict at the litigation, which carries out certainly not possess a set day yet.Franco was put on Major League Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed 3 charges versus him for a supposed sex-related connection along with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on management leave as part of an offer between MLB as well as the gamers' affiliation. The deal featured a regulation that managerial leave of absence, during which Franco was actually paid out, would end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with costs of sexual assault, sex-related exploitation versus a minor and human trafficking. The costs carry a possible sentence of around 20 years.He is additionally under an MLB inspection under its domestic brutality, sexual offense and kid abuse plan till the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco can not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond agreement, his failure to document made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the woman, who in January submitted an issue versus Franco, reached an arrangement with Franco's legal agents and removed his grievance. The terms of the deal were not made known during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Author located in the Dominican Commonwealth.