SILVER PORT. The Court of Appeal of the Judicial District of Puerto Plata annulled this Tuesday the judgment that condemned to the baseball player Wander Franco to five years suspended prison by sexual abuse against one minor.
The decision adopted by the room also cancels the penalty against Martha Vanessa Chevalier, victim’s motherto 10 years of imprisonment by sexual exploitation and money laundering.
He court orderedFurthermore, the celebration of a new trial for both accused.
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As reported by the courtthe full sentence will be delivered to the parties in the coming days, accompanied by the explanations that motivated the annulment of the first instance ruling.
In it initial judgmenthe Collegiate Court of Puerto Plata had imposed on Franc several special restrictionsamong them stay away from minors for sexual purposes.
Furthermore, he ordered the payment of a fine equivalent to 10 minimum wages of the public sector. He breach of the measures implied the effective execution of the conviction.
Martha Vanessa Chevalier had been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual exploitation and money laundering.
Asset confiscation
He court of first instance also ordered the confiscation of assets under his possession, including a 600 square meter plot in Villa Montellano, a 2023 Suzuki Swift vehicle, US$68,500, RD$800,000 in cashand RD$2.1 million in one bank account.
