Wander Franco On Thursday was found guilty of sexual abuse to a minor in the Dominican Republic, According to Juan Arturo Recio of Espn Deportes.
It was found that Tampa Bay Rays’s short film had an illegal sexual relationship with a 14 -year -old girl when she was 21. The minor told the court that he was in relation to Franco, 21.
Franco, now 24 years old, was sentenced to two years in prison. That is, if it does not meet the condition of the judge, one of them, it is not approaching the minors of sexual intentions, it will have to fulfill the two -year sentence, By recio.
The victim’s mother in the case of Franco, Martha Vanessa Chevalier Almonte, was found guilty of sexual trafficking to his daughter. She will celebrate 10 years in prison.
A The publication of social media was viral In August 2023, he presented photos of Franco and the alleged minor. The rays placed it on the restricted list – a decision the team said it was mutual – before mlb launched his own research and placed Franco on administrative permission.
Franco remains on MLB’s restricted list. When a player is placed on the restricted list, they are removed from the list. In most cases, they are not paid during this time.
Jeff Passan of Espn reported Even with a suspended prison sentence, returning to the big leagues could be difficult because his sentence will make it difficult for him to obtain a work visa in the United States.