Rays’ Wander Franco hit with the position of weapons in the middle of a trial for alleged sexual abuse of minor
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The Rays Campocorto de Tampa Bay, Wander Franco, who is already in trial for accusations of sexual abuse of a minor, was beaten with an illegal possession of a gun position on Sunday, prosecutors of the Dominican Republic said.
The position arose from an arrest on November 10 after Franco was in an altercation in a parking lot in San Juan de la Maguana, said the Office of the Dominican Public Prosecutor. No one was injured in the incident, but the authorities said a semi -automatic 19 19th glock was found in Franco’s vehicle.
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The Rays Campocorto de Tampa Bay, Wander Franco and his lawyer, Theodosius Judge, leave the Court during a break in their trial for charges of sexually abusing a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Photo AP/Ricardo Hernández)
Prosecutors said the gun was registered under Franco’s uncle. Franco’s lawyer, Antonio García Lorenzo, said that because the weapon was licensed, “there is nothing illegal about it.”
The authorities requested that Franco be tried by the position of weapons.
Franco, 24, is in the middle of a trial for accusations of sexual abuse. The crime allegedly involved a girl who was 14 years old at that time. Franco was accused of sexual abuse of a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and people traffic.
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The Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco Campocorto is in court during his trial for charges of sexually abusing a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Photo AP/Ricardo Hernández)
He allegedly kidnapped the girl for sexual purposes and “sent great sums of money to her mother,” according to prosecutors. He faces up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted.
One of Franco’s lawyers, Teodosio Jáquez, said he will ask the court to exempt his client for all positions.
“He did not commit the acts he is accused of,” he told The News.
The star of Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco faces an investigation into alleged inappropriate relations with minors. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, Archive)
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The Rays player was in the middle of his third major league season when his career stopped in August 2023. He signed an 11 -year contract and $ 182 million in November 2021. He was put on the restricted list of MLB after being placed on an administrative license.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor of News Digital.