WANDER FRANCO TRIAL
Sex abuse trial for Rays' Wander Franco postponed 5 months
The trial against Rays infielder Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, has been postponed until June 2, 2025.
The trial against Rays infielder Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, has been postponed until June 2, 2025.
The 23-year-old Franco is scheduled to go to trial in the northern province of Puerto Plata in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl.
The 23-year-old Franco is scheduled to go to trial Dec. 12 in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl.
Franco will be cut off from the pay he had been receiving under administrative leave.
The deadline for the prosecutors to press charges against the shortstop was July 5, but a judge can extend that by 10 days.
Tampa Bay’s All-Star shortstop has not played since Aug. 12 while MLB continues its investigation into an alleged relationship with a minor.
Tampa Bay Rays’ shortstop Wander Franco is set to formally face charges in the Dominican Republic.
Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge analyzed evidence that alleges he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
The judge said Franco is allowed to leave the Dominican Republic but must return once a month to meet with authorities.
Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering.
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