US EditionTampa Bay Rays’ shortstop Wander Franco found guilty in sexual abuse case
- Wander Franco, shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic.
- Franco received a two-year suspended prison sentence and must meet probation conditions, or serve the sentence.
- Martha Vanessa Chevalier Almonte, the victim's mother, was sentenced to 10 years for sexually trafficking her daughter.
- The judges overseeing the case unanimously agreed on Franco's conviction and set conditions for his probation, which include not approaching minors with sexual intentions.
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By José Álvarez, CNN en Español A court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, found baseball player Wander Franco—a suspended player for the MLB Tampa Bay Rays—guilty of sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor and imposed a two-year prison sentence, although the sentence was suspended with the restriction that he not approach minors. “As a condition, for the moment, we are only going to indicate to Wander, as established by the regulations, when…
Former MLB star Wander Franco guilty in sex abuse case
Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty Thursday of sexually abusing a minor in his native Dominican Republic and received a suspended two-year prison sentence, according to multiple reports. The verdict comes nearly a year after allegations first surfaced that Franco had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 21. While prosecutors sought a five-year prison term, Judge Jakayra Veras imposed the l…
Rays’ Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, has been found guilty in a sexual abuse case involving a minor. On Thursday, a Dominican Republic court sentenced him to a two-year suspended sentence. Franco was accused of having a relationship…
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case and receives a 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to the illegal relationship. Franco, now 24, also faced charges of sexual …
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