Why Wander Franco verdict doesn't move him any closer to an MLB return
Franco has avoided jail time, but resuming his Major League career is another matter entirely.

Franco has avoided jail time, but resuming his Major League career is another matter entirely.

Wander Franco Found Criminally Responsible in Minor Abuse Case TMZ

The ruling, which came down from a three-person judicial panel, concluded that Franco was both defendant and victim in the case, and it led them to grant him a judicial pardon despite finding him guilty.

Franco was arrested in 2024 after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time and transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to the relationship.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for sexual and psychological abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic, but he will not serve a prison sentence, according to ESPN’s Juan Arturo Recio. The 2023 All-Star was granted a second trial from an appeals court after he was originally convicted last June. […] The post Rays’ Wander Franco avoids prison time in sexual abuse trial appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been sentenced after being alleged to have sexually exploited a minor. Franco was found guilty of sexual and psychological exploitation of a minor stemming from his relationship with a 14-year-old girl. He will, however, avoid a prison sentence. The victim’s mother will receive a 10-year prison sentence … The post Wander Franco sentenced in sexual abuse case appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
