PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial in opposition to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and business exploitation in opposition to a minor, and human trafficking, was postponed on Thursday and scheduled to renew June 2, 2025.
Dominican judge Yacaira Veras postponed the hearing at the request of prosecutors due to the absence of a number of key witnesses in the case.
What You Want To Know
- Trial in opposition to Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, has been postponed till June 2, 2025
- Dominican decide Yacaira Veras postponed the listening to on the request of prosecutors due to the absence of a number of key witnesses
- Wander Franco, 23, is scheduled to go to trial within the northern province of Puerto Plata in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old lady
- If convicted, he might resist 20 years in jail
- Previous stories on the Wander Frnaco case
Franco’s legal professionals requested the court docket to rethink the postponement, arguing Franco should report back to spring coaching in mid-February.
The decide replied that Franco is obligated to proceed with the trial schedule, proceed his conditional launch from detainment and never depart the nation.
Paperwork that prosecutors offered to the decide in July and had been considered by The Related Press alleged that Franco, by his mom Yudelka Aybar, transferred 1 million pesos (about $17,000) to the mom of the minor on Jan. 5, 2023, to consent to the abuse. The mom of the minor has been charged with cash laundering and is underneath home arrest.
Prosecutors say the minor’s mom went from being a financial institution worker to main an ostentatious life and buying property utilizing the funds she obtained from Franco. Throughout raids on the home of the minor’s mom, prosecutors say they discovered $68,500 and $35,000 that they allege was delivered by Franco.
