.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand litigation on indictments that he sexually violated a minor following a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela found out that both the complaint and the proof offered due to the district attorney had ample merits to deserve a trial. Valenzuela would rule on a verdict at the litigation, which carries out certainly not possess a set day yet.Franco was actually positioned on Big league Baseball's limited listing in July, resources had actually informed ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican State levied three fees against him for a supposed sexual partnership with a then-14-year-old gal. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on management leave as component of a package in between MLB and also the players' organization. The contract included an arrangement that administrative leave of absence, during the course of which Franco was actually paid, would certainly finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters fees of sexual abuse, sex-related exploitation versus a small and also human contraband. The charges bring a potential sentence of around 20 years.He is additionally under an MLB inspection under its own residential brutality, sexual abuse and also youngster misuse plan until the case is actually resolved.Because Franco may not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail deal, his incapability to report allowed the Rays to go after the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the female, who in January filed a problem versus Franco, connected with a deal along with Franco's lawful representatives as well as removed his issue. The regards to the contract were actually certainly not divulged during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Team Writer located in the Dominican State.