Wander Franco was suspended by the Tampa Bay Rays, the team for which he plays as a shortstop, after being accused since last year of sexual abuse against a minor./ File photo.
He Collegiate Court of the Judicial District of Puerto Plata postponed the audience knowledgefollowed against Wander Franco and Martha Vanessa Chevalier for the next June 2, 2025.
The new hearing date was established for the purposes of presenting the witnesses who according to the accusation do not have a correct address.
Franco is accused of psychological and sexual abuse against a teenager, while Chevalier Almonte, the victim’s mother, faces charges of sexual exploitation and money laundering linked to the case.
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In that sense, the accused face charges of abuse against children and adolescents, in violation of article 396, literal B and C, of the Code for the Protection and Fundamental Rights of Children and Adolescents (Law 136-03). , as well as for violation of laws 137-03 on Illicit Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking and 155-17 against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, and by association of criminals, in violation of articles 265, 266 and 267 of the Dominican Penal Code.
