.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand up hearing on complaints that he sexually mistreated a small observing a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela established that both the complaint and also the proof offered due to the prosecution had ample advantages to require a trial. Valenzuela will conclude on a judgment at the hearing, which carries out certainly not have a set time yet.Franco was put on Big league Baseball's restricted checklist in July, sources had actually informed ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican State imposed three costs against him for a supposed sex-related partnership along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had gotten on managerial leave of absence as portion of a package in between MLB and also the players' association. The deal consisted of a stipulation that management vacation, during which Franco was spent, would end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces charges of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation versus a small as well as human contraband. The costs bring a possible paragraph of up to 20 years.He is actually likewise under an MLB inspection under its own domestic violence, sexual assault and also little one misuse plan until the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco may not leave the Dominican Republic under his bond agreement, his incapacity to document allowed the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the gal, who in January submitted a complaint versus Franco, got to an agreement along with Franco's legal representatives and also withdrew his issue. The relations to the deal were actually not disclosed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Writer located in the Dominican Commonwealth.