Surprising turn in ‘imperfect’ case following Wander Franco’s sexual abuse conviction

New Trial Ordered for Wander Franco PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – A new trial has been mandated by the Dominican Republic’s Court of Appeals for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco. This decision follows his earlier conviction for sexually abusing a minor and a subsequent sentence of two years’ probation. The court’s ruling was delivered […]
Rays’ Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial postponed after nearly every witness fails to show

The sexual abuse trial against Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco was scheduled to begin Thursday. However, 28 of the 31 witnesses scheduled to testify were absent, so the testimony was postponed to June. Franco is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor, and human trafficking. His trial […]