.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand hearing on allegations that he sexually violated a minor complying with a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the complaint and also the documentation offered due to the prosecution had enough values to require a hearing. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a decision at the trial, which performs certainly not possess a set date yet.Franco was actually positioned on Major League Baseball's restricted listing in July, sources had told ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Republic levied 3 fees versus him for an alleged sex-related relationship with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had performed administrative leave of absence as aspect of an offer between MLB and also the gamers' affiliation. The agreement featured a provision that managerial leave of absence, during which Franco was actually paid out, would finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters costs of sexual harassment, sexual profiteering versus a slight and also individual trafficking. The costs carry a potential sentence of up to 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB inspection under its own domestic physical violence, sexual assault and little one abuse plan up until the situation is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail contract, his incapacity to record allowed the Rays to seek the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the female, who in January filed a problem versus Franco, got to an arrangement along with Franco's lawful reps and also removed his problem. The relations to the contract were not revealed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Staff Writer located in the Dominican Commonwealth.