.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand up litigation on charges that he intimately abused a slight adhering to a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation and also the proof shown by the prosecution had sufficient qualities to necessitate a trial. Valenzuela will conclude on a decision at the litigation, which performs not have a set time yet.Franco was actually put on Major League Baseball's limited checklist in July, sources had said to ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth levied three charges versus him for a claimed sexual connection along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually performed management leave of absence as portion of an offer in between MLB as well as the players' association. The contract consisted of an arrangement that administrative leave of absence, during the course of which Franco was paid for, would finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences costs of sexual assault, sex-related exploitation versus a small and also human trafficking. The costs hold a possible paragraph of around 20 years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its own residential physical violence, sexual offense and also little one misuse plan till the situation is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail deal, his incapability to document made it possible for the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the female, that in January filed a problem against Franco, reached out to a deal along with Franco's lawful representatives and also removed his criticism. The relations to the deal were certainly not disclosed during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Article writer based in the Dominican Commonwealth.