US EditionDominican Court Orders New Trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in Sexual Abuse Case
A new panel of judges will oversee Wander Franco's case after the appeals court cited procedural flaws in his earlier conviction, with prosecutors seeking a longer sentence.
- On Tuesday, an appeals court in the Dominican Republic ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year and given a two-year suspended sentence.
- Franco's attorneys had pushed to suspend his conviction and overturn sentencing, while José Martínez Montan, district attorney for Puerto Plata, said he maintains belief in evidence from the first trial earlier this year and prosecutors sought a five-year sentence.
- A three-judge panel in the first trial found Wander Franco guilty of sexually abusing a minor, after his arrest in Puerto Plata involving allegations of a relationship with a girl who was 14.
- Tampa Bay placed Franco on the restricted list six months later, cutting off his pay, while Franco's legal team said it's `We won the case in the first trial, and we expect the same in the new trial.`
- The appeals court ordered a new panel to oversee the case, with procedures reevaluated in the new trial to address identified flaws.
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Ex-MLB star convicted of sexual abuse of minor to receive new trial after prison sentence overturned
Former Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco will receive a new trial after an appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday voided his conviction earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor.
The Puerto Plata court overturned the previous sentence and ordered a new trial against the Dominican baseball player
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KMJ-AF1Report: New trial ordered for Rays SS Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
A Dominican Republic appeals court ordered a new trial for Wander Franco, less than six months after the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop received a two-year suspended prison sentence for sexual abuse of a minor, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor and had received a two-year suspended sentence.
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