Public prosecutors in the Dominican Republic have asked that conditional Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco is sentenced to five years in prison in the midst of accusations that he had a sexual relationship with a minor, according to the associated press.
Franco is confronted with accusations of sexual abuse in his home country after accusations that he was involved with a 14-year-old. Public Prosecutors said before the court that there is sufficient evidence to prove that he had a relationship with the minor for four months and that he also transferred large sums of money to the mother of the child.
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After attacking the mother's mother's house, the police said they found $ 68,500 and $ 35,000 that they claim to be delivered by Franco. Public prosecutors also ask the mother to be sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trade.
Franco's lawyers asked the court to erase Franco of the indictment.
'What is walking? He is an accomplice of [the mother]Or is he the material author of the criminal conspiracy? “Said Irina Ventura, one of Franco's lawyers, via the Associated Press.
Franco was also touched earlier this month by more charges, after an argument of November with another man. He was arrested and accused of illegal possession of a firearm after the police said they had found a gun in his vehicle after the incident.
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Franco was in the middle of a breakout season in the major competitions when accusations of his sexual abuse came to the fore in 2023. The 24-year-old, who signed an 11-year-old, $ 182 million deal with the Rays in 2021, was placed on the limited list by the Rays in August 2023, and MLB placed him administrative leave under the policy of the competition, sexual violence, sexual violence. Since then he has not played in a game anymore.
The investigation of the competition into Franco is underway. His trial, which would initially start in December, started on June 2. He was initially confronted with a maximum of 30 years in prison and he was free of guided release.
