.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand litigation on charges that he intimately misused a small observing a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela identified that both the accusation as well as the documentation offered by the prosecutor had adequate qualities to necessitate a litigation. Valenzuela would conclude on a judgment at the litigation, which does not have a set time yet.Franco was put on Major League Baseball's limited list in July, sources had actually said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State levied 3 costs versus him for a claimed sexual partnership along with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had gotten on administrative leave as portion of a package in between MLB and also the players' affiliation. The deal included an arrangement that administrative vacation, in the course of which Franco was spent, will end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual harassment, sex-related profiteering against a minor as well as individual contraband. The costs hold a potential paragraph of around twenty years.He is actually also under an MLB examination under its domestic violence, sexual abuse and also kid misuse policy until the instance is resolved.Because Franco can certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond contract, his lack of ability to report allowed the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the woman, that in January submitted a criticism against Franco, reached a contract with Franco's legal agents and also withdrew his grievance. The terms of the deal were actually not made known during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Team Author located in the Dominican State.