.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand trial on complaints that he sexually misused a minor adhering to a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela established that both the allegation and the evidence shown by the district attorney had ample values to call for a trial. Valenzuela will conclude on a judgment at the hearing, which carries out not have a set day yet.Franco was placed on Big league Baseball's restricted checklist in July, resources had actually said to ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican State levied 3 fees versus him for a claimed sex-related connection along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually been on administrative leave of absence as portion of an offer between MLB and the players' association. The agreement consisted of a regulation that management leave of absence, during which Franco was spent, would certainly finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with costs of sexual harassment, sex-related exploitation versus a slight as well as individual contraband. The charges carry a potential paragraph of as much as twenty years.He is likewise under an MLB examination under its residential violence, sexual offense as well as little one misuse policy up until the situation is actually resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond contract, his incapacity to report allowed the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the father of the woman, who in January submitted a grievance versus Franco, got to an agreement with Franco's lawful representatives and also withdrew his grievance. The terms of the deal were certainly not made known in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Workers Article writer located in the Dominican Republic.