.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand hearing on allegations that he sexually misused a small complying with a judge's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela found out that both the allegation and also the evidence provided due to the prosecutor had enough advantages to require a hearing. Valenzuela would certainly conclude on a judgment at the hearing, which carries out certainly not have a set time yet.Franco was actually put on Major League Baseball's restricted checklist in July, sources had told ESPN, after district attorneys in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed three costs against him for an alleged sex-related partnership with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had been on managerial leave of absence as aspect of an offer in between MLB as well as the players' association. The contract consisted of a regulation that management vacation, during which Franco was actually paid, would certainly end if he was actually charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with costs of sexual assault, sex-related exploitation against a minor as well as human contraband. The costs carry a prospective paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is likewise under an MLB examination under its own domestic physical violence, sexual offense as well as little one misuse policy until the scenario is actually resolved.Because Franco can certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail arrangement, his inability to record made it possible for the Rays to pursue the positioning of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the papa of the female, who in January filed a criticism against Franco, got to a deal with Franco's lawful agents and also withdrew his grievance. The relations to the agreement were actually certainly not revealed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is actually an ESPN Staff Writer based in the Dominican State.