.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco are going to stand up trial on allegations that he intimately mistreated a small following a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation and the evidence provided by the prosecution had enough merits to warrant a hearing. Valenzuela would rule on a decision at the trial, which performs certainly not have a set date yet.Franco was actually placed on Big league Baseball's limited list in July, resources had said to ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Republic imposed 3 fees against him for a supposed sex-related partnership along with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on managerial leave of absence as aspect of a package between MLB as well as the gamers' organization. The contract featured an arrangement that administrative leave of absence, during which Franco was actually spent, will end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences fees of sexual harassment, sex-related profiteering versus a small and also individual trafficking. The charges bring a possible sentence of as much as twenty years.He is actually also under an MLB inspection under its residential violence, sexual assault and also child abuse plan up until the scenario is resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail arrangement, his incapability to file 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, who in January submitted a complaint against Franco, connected with an agreement with Franco's lawful agents and also withdrew his grievance. The terms of the agreement were actually not divulged in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Workers Writer based in the Dominican Republic.