.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand litigation on complaints that he sexually mistreated a slight following a court's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela figured out that both the complaint as well as the proof offered by the prosecutor possessed adequate merits to call for a hearing. Valenzuela will rule on a verdict at the hearing, which carries out certainly not possess a collection day yet.Franco was actually put on Major League Baseball's restricted listing in July, resources had informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican State levied three fees against him for a supposed sex-related connection with a then-14-year-old woman. Franco, 23, had actually gotten on managerial vacation as portion of a deal between MLB and also the players' organization. The deal consisted of an arrangement that management vacation, in the course of which Franco was spent, will finish if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco deals with costs of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation against a minor and also human trafficking. The charges bring a possible sentence of around 20 years.He is actually also under an MLB investigation under its domestic brutality, sexual abuse and little one misuse policy till the situation is resolved.Because Franco may not leave the Dominican Republic under his bail agreement, his lack of ability to file enabled the Rays to go after the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the father of the woman, that in January submitted a criticism against Franco, reached a contract along with Franco's legal agents as well as withdrew his grievance. The terms of the arrangement were certainly not disclosed in the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Staff Article writer based in the Dominican Commonwealth.