.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand up trial on complaints that he sexually misused a slight complying with a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the allegation as well as the documentation provided by the district attorney possessed sufficient advantages to call for a litigation. Valenzuela will conclude on a judgment at the litigation, which does certainly not possess a collection date yet.Franco was placed on Major League Baseball's limited checklist in July, resources had informed ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican State levied three fees versus him for an alleged sexual partnership with a then-14-year-old girl. Franco, 23, had been on management leave of absence as part of a bargain in between MLB and also the players' organization. The agreement featured a stipulation that management vacation, in the course of which Franco was paid, would certainly end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco faces charges of sexual harassment, sexual profiteering versus a minor and human trafficking. The costs carry a prospective paragraph of around twenty years.He is additionally under an MLB inspection under its own residential physical violence, sexual abuse as well as youngster misuse plan till the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco may certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail deal, his incapacity to record allowed the Rays to seek the positioning of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the female, that in January submitted a problem versus Franco, reached a contract along with Franco's lawful reps as well as withdrew his grievance. The regards to the deal were certainly not made known during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Staff Writer based in the Dominican State.