.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will certainly stand up litigation on complaints that he intimately misused a slight observing a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation and the evidence presented due to the prosecution possessed ample values to deserve a trial. Valenzuela will conclude on a judgment at the hearing, which carries out certainly not possess a set day yet.Franco was put on Major League Baseball's restricted listing in July, sources had informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed 3 charges against him for a supposed sex-related relationship with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had been on administrative leave of absence as part of a package in between MLB and also the players' organization. The contract featured a provision that administrative leave, during which Franco was actually paid for, would certainly end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco encounters charges of sexual assault, sex-related profiteering against a minor and individual contraband. The charges bring a possible paragraph of as much as 20 years.He is also under an MLB investigation under its domestic physical violence, sexual abuse and also kid abuse policy till the instance is actually resolved.Because Franco can not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail contract, his incapability to record made it possible for the Rays to seek the placement of Franco on the restricted list.Also on Thursday, the dad of the girl, that in January submitted a grievance against Franco, reached an arrangement along with Franco's legal representatives and also removed his issue. The relations to the deal were not revealed throughout the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Staff Writer based in the Dominican Commonwealth.