.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand litigation on complaints that he sexually mistreated a slight complying with a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the complaint and also the documentation shown due to the district attorney had adequate advantages to require a litigation. Valenzuela would rule on a judgment at the hearing, which carries out certainly not have a set day yet.Franco was actually placed on Big league Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State levied 3 charges against him for a supposed sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old lady. Franco, 23, had actually been on management leave of absence as portion of a package in between MLB and also the players' association. The deal consisted of a regulation that management vacation, during which Franco was paid, would finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences charges of sexual assault, sexual profiteering versus a slight and human trafficking. The fees lug a potential sentence of up to 20 years.He is likewise under an MLB inspection under its own residential brutality, sexual assault and child abuse plan up until the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco can not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his incapability to record allowed the Rays to seek the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the gal, that in January filed an issue against Franco, reached an agreement along with Franco's lawful agents and withdrew his problem. The relations to the arrangement were certainly not revealed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Writer located in the Dominican State.