Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Wander Franco Arrested for Allegations Involving a Minor

The shortstop of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Dominican Wander Franco, was arrested this Monday after appearing before the Public Ministry of the province of Puerto Plata (north), which is investigating allegations that the player had intimate relations with a minor. age.

Franco, 22 years old, went to the Puerto Plata Prosecutor’s Office accompanied by his lawyers, after last December 28 he failed to comply with the summons issued to him by the national director of the Department of Girls, Boys, Adolescents and Families of the Attorney General’s Office. the Republic, Judge Olga Diná.

The minor’s mother was also arrested.

After several hours of interrogation at the Comprehensive Care Unit for Victims of Gender Violence, the baseball player was detained, as was the mother of the minor with whom Franco allegedly had sexual relations.

Judge Luisa Marmolejos told the media in Puerto Plata that Franco will be subject to coercive measures in a Permanent Attention court in that city.

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Franco went to the Public Ministry accompanied by his lawyers Teodosio Jáquez Encarnación and Francisco Rodríguez Consoró, as they themselves informed the media in a brief note accompanied by a photo of the player at the Puerto Plata Prosecutor’s Office.

Franco saw his regular season with the Tampa Rays shortened in August, after the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Office placed him on a restricted list, and later placed him on administrative leave, after images of the player with a younger.

Wander Franco was a star with Tampa Bay

Until his last game of 2023, his third season in Major League Baseball (MLB), Franco had posted a batting average of .281, with 17 home runs, 58 runs batted in, 65 runs scored and he stole 30 bases. He is considered a great shortstop defender and has a powerful arm and leg speed.

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When he was called to the Major Leagues in 2021, he was rated as the best prospect in all of baseball.

In the Dominican Republic, the sexual relationship of an adult with minors is classified as sexual abuse and the prison sentence can reach up to 5 years.

From EFE

2024-01-01 23:28:24
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