.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand hearing on indictments that he sexually violated a minor adhering to a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the allegation and also the evidence offered by the prosecution possessed adequate qualities to necessitate a trial. Valenzuela would conclude on a verdict at the trial, which does certainly not possess a set date yet.Franco was actually placed on Major League Baseball's limited list in July, resources had actually informed ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican State imposed three charges versus him for an alleged sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had actually been on administrative leave as aspect of a bargain in between MLB and also the players' affiliation. The agreement featured an arrangement that administrative leave, in the course of which Franco was actually paid out, will end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces costs of sexual assault, sex-related profiteering versus a small as well as individual contraband. The costs bring a prospective sentence of approximately 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB inspection under its domestic violence, sexual offense and youngster misuse plan till the case is actually resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail agreement, his incapacity to file made it possible for the Rays to go after the positioning of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the father of the woman, who in January submitted a grievance versus Franco, got to a contract with Franco's lawful reps and also removed his complaint. The regards to the contract were actually not divulged throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Staff Author located in the Dominican State.