.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand litigation on charges that he intimately misused a slight following a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation and the documentation shown by the district attorney had ample values to necessitate a litigation. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a verdict at the trial, which does not have a collection date yet.Franco was positioned on Big league Baseball's restricted list in July, resources had informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic imposed 3 costs against him for a supposed sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old gal. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on managerial vacation as component of a package between MLB and also the gamers' organization. The deal included a stipulation that management leave of absence, during which Franco was actually paid, would finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences fees of sexual assault, sexual profiteering against a minor and human contraband. The costs carry a potential paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB investigation under its domestic violence, sexual abuse and youngster abuse policy up until the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail arrangement, his incapability to record allowed the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the woman, who in January submitted a criticism against Franco, connected with a contract along with Franco's legal reps and also removed his criticism. The regards to the contract were actually certainly not revealed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Writer located in the Dominican Republic.