.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand hearing on charges that he sexually violated a slight complying with a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the complaint as well as the evidence provided by the prosecutor possessed enough qualities to warrant a hearing. Valenzuela will rule on a verdict at the trial, which does not possess a collection date yet.Franco was actually placed on Big league Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had actually said to ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed three charges versus him for a claimed sex-related relationship with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had been on administrative vacation as component of a bargain between MLB and the gamers' affiliation. The contract included a provision that administrative leave of absence, during the course of which Franco was paid for, would certainly finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences fees of sexual assault, sexual exploitation against a small as well as human trafficking. The costs carry a prospective sentence of around 20 years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its own domestic brutality, sexual abuse and little one abuse policy till the situation is resolved.Because Franco may not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond agreement, his inability to record made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the woman, who in January filed a criticism against Franco, connected with an arrangement with Franco's lawful representatives and removed his issue. The regards to the contract were actually not made known during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Workers Author located in the Dominican Republic.