SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic– Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, that gets on test on fees that consist of sexual assault of a small, was billed Sunday with prohibited belongings of a pistol, district attorneys stated.
Franco was apprehendedNov 10 in San Juan de la Maguana after a run-in in a parking area. No one was wounded throughout the battle, and the weapon, a semiautomatic Glock 19, was discovered in Franco’s car, according to a declaration from the Dominican Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The weapon was signed up for Franco’s uncle, district attorneys stated in the declaration. After the apprehension, Antonio Garcia Lorenzo, among Franco’s legal representatives, stated that since the weapon was accredited, “There’s nothing illegal about it.”
Prosecutors asked for that Franco stand test on the weapon fee.
When gotten to by ESPN on Sunday evening, the Rays stated they had no discuss the issue.
The 24-year-old Franco’s test in the sexual assault situation– including a woman that was 14 years of ages at the time of his claimed criminal activities– is recurring. The fees in that situation consist of sexual assault of a small, sex-related and business exploitation versus a small, and human trafficking.
According to district attorneys, Franco abducted the lady for sex-related functions and “sent large sums of money to her mother.”
Franco, that gets on monitored launch, confronts thirty years behind bars if founded guilty.
He was playing his 3rd big league period when his job was stopped in August 2023 due to the claims.
Franco consented to an 11-year, $182 million agreement in November 2021. He’s presently on MLB’s limited checklist.
ESPN’s Juan Arturo Recio added to this record.
