The charges of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (22), who is under investigation by the prosecution of the Dominican Republic, have been released. “AP” said on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that the Dominican Republic prosecution indicted Franco on charges of sexual exploitation of children and money laundering with an article on Santo Doming.
According to Martin Rodriguez of “Grufo SIN,” a Dominican Republic sports media outlet, Franco had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old underage woman. Later, he paid 100,000 pesos (about 2.25 million won) per month to his mother to cover her mouth. 메이저 토토사이트
Franco’s mother also delivered 2 million pesos to the woman’s mother on three occasions. He was charged with money laundering because he was caught in the process of raising the money to cover up.
Local prosecutors asked the judge to set aside 86,000 dollars in bail and ban Franco and his mother from going to court and putting him under house arrest. The court will decide whether to release him or not based on the evidence submitted by the prosecutors. Currently, Franco is in prison.
Franco’s lawyer, Teodosio Jaquez Encarnacion, is said to have only left the words “Franco is doing well” to local media. Franco has been placed on public leave from the Major League Baseball secretariat under a treaty to prevent domestic violence, sexual violence and child abuse agreed between labor and management since allegations of dating minors were made public in August.
Although he did not play, he has been recognized for service hours during his official leave of absence and has been paid. When the judicial process is completed to some extent, the Major League Baseball secretariat is expected to punish him through its own investigation. If disciplinary action is confirmed, he will not be paid during the disciplinary period.
Franco, once considered the league’s top prospect, made his major league debut in the 2021 season, batting .282 with a .340 slugging percentage in 265 games over the three seasons. He was named the first All-Star in 2023.