- The body prosecuting the crime highlighted the solidity of the accusation presented against the accused
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic).- Accepting the request of the Public Ministry, the Investigative Court of the judicial district of Puerto Plata issued an order to open a trial against the professional baseball player Wander Franco, for abuse of a teenager, and against her mother, for sexual exploitation and money laundering.
The decision was made this Thursday by Judge Pascual Francisco Valenzuela, who maintained, for both defendants, the coercive measure, consisting of periodic presentations.
Prosecutors Claudio Cordero, from the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prosecutor’s Office, and José Martínez Montán, from the Puerto Plata Prosecutor’s Office, highlighted the solidity of the accusation presented by the Public Ministry, which they point out was evaluated by Judge Francisco Valenzuela to send the accused to trial.
“We understand that it is a firm accusation and the court understood it that way. The evidence presented by the Public Ministry closely links the accused with the typology described in the accusation,” Cordero explained.
The accusatory file indicates that the conduct of Franco Aybarviolates the provisions of Principle V, of articles 25, 396 literals B and C, 409 and 410, of law 136-03, which is the Code for the System of Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents , articles 265, 266 and 331 of the Dominican Penal Code, as well as articles 3 of Law 137-03 on Illicit Smuggling of Migrants and Human Trafficking.
Regarding the mother, whose name is omitted for legal reasons, the Public Ministry establishes that she violated the provisions of Principle V, articles 25, 396 literal B, 409 and 410, of law 136 -03, which is the Code for the System of Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents, articles 2 paragraphs 1, 11 and 15, article 3 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, article 9 paragraphs 2 and 7 of the Law 155-17, on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, articles 265, 266 of the Dominican Penal Code, as well as articles 3 and 7 of Law 137-03 on Illicit Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking.
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