.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand litigation on indictments that he intimately mistreated a slight observing a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the accusation as well as the documentation offered due to the prosecutor possessed ample advantages to deserve a trial. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a decision at the trial, which carries out certainly not possess a collection time yet.Franco was positioned on Big league Baseball's restricted checklist in July, resources had actually said to ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Republic levied three fees against him for a supposed sex-related relationship along with a then-14-year-old lady. Franco, 23, had been on managerial vacation as aspect of a deal in between MLB as well as the players' organization. The arrangement consisted of a regulation that managerial vacation, during the course of which Franco was paid out, would certainly finish if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces fees of sexual harassment, sexual profiteering versus a slight and also individual contraband. The fees hold a potential sentence of as much as 20 years.He is additionally under an MLB inspection under its domestic violence, sexual assault as well as youngster misuse policy up until the case is resolved.Because Franco can easily not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bond deal, his lack of ability to file made it possible for the Rays to seek the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the girl, who in January submitted a grievance versus Franco, got to a deal with Franco's lawful representatives as well as withdrew his grievance. The regards to the deal were not revealed during the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Team Writer based in the Dominican State.