.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand litigation on charges that he intimately violated a small observing a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the allegation as well as the evidence provided due to the district attorney possessed sufficient qualities to deserve a trial. Valenzuela will rule on a decision at the hearing, which carries out certainly not possess a collection day yet.Franco was put on Major League Baseball's limited list in July, resources had actually informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied three costs versus him for an alleged sex-related relationship with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on administrative leave as aspect of an offer between MLB as well as the players' organization. The arrangement featured a stipulation that managerial leave, in the course of which Franco was actually paid, will finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces charges of sexual harassment, sex-related profiteering versus a slight as well as human contraband. The charges bring a possible paragraph of around twenty years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its own residential physical violence, sexual offense and child abuse policy until the instance is resolved.Because Franco can easily not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail contract, his incapacity to document enabled the Rays to seek the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the gal, that in January filed a complaint versus Franco, reached out to an agreement along with Franco's legal agents as well as removed his issue. The regards to the arrangement were not disclosed during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Team Author located in the Dominican State.