Dominican prosecutors in Wander Franco trial seek 5-year prison sentence
PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, JUN 23 – Prosecutors allege Franco paid $17,000 to the minor's mother to facilitate a four-month illicit relationship and seek a five-year sentence amid ongoing MLB investigation.
- Prosecutors have requested that Wander Franco be sentenced to five years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor based on sufficient evidence of a relationship lasting four months and financial transfers to the minor's mother for consent.
- Franco had a relationship with a minor for four months and transferred large sums to the minor’s mother.
- Prosecutor José Martínez stated, "We are requesting a five-year prison sentence for the proven crime of sexual abuse against a minor."
- Prosecutors also requested a ten-year sentence for the minor’s mother, claiming she sexually trafficked her daughter.
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