{"id":2292218,"date":"2024-07-10T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T23:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-all-star-wander-franco-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-against-a-minor\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:11:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T23:11:37","slug":"mlb-all-star-wander-franco-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-against-a-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-all-star-wander-franco-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-against-a-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB All-Star Wander Franco Charged with Sexual Exploitation Against a Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmlb-all-star-wander-franco-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-against-a-minor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the official charges\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a> and sexual\u2062 exploitation against Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; shortstop Wander Franco in the \u200dDominican Republic. The charges\u200b stem from allegations of a \u200bsexual relationship with a 14-year-old\u2062 girl. MLB\u2064 has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monaco-to-brief-congress-on-durham-inquiry-findings\/\" title=\"Deputy AG Lisa Monaco to update Congress on Durham inquiry results.\">ongoing \u200cinvestigation<\/a> \u200cinto the matter, and Franco has been placed \u200bon \u200cthe baseball&#8217;s\u200c restricted list. The girl&#8217;s mother is also\u200b facing\u2062 charges of money laundering. Franco&#8217;s lawyer\u2063 claims that he will not face a \u2063trial as he is not linked to\u2062 the charges against him.\u2062 The case \u200cis \u200cexpected to proceed to trial to determine Franco&#8217;s guilt or innocence. The article also includes a note\u200c from the Deputy Managing\u2063 Editor regarding\u200b the importance of the upcoming 2024 \u200delection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 4:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Shortstop Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays has been officially charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor.<\/p>\n<p>The charges, filed in the Dominican Republic, cap an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mlb-star-arrested-amid-investigation-alleged-underage-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a> that began on July 10, 2023, when allegations surfaced that Franco had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/40530027\/tampa-bay-rays-ss-wander-franco-charged-sexual-abuse-sexual-exploitation-minor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of the charges against Mr. Franco,\u201d MLB, which has its own investigation into Franco underway, \u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-releases-statement-after-fatal-prop-gun-incident-my-heart-is-broken\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Releases Statement After Fatal Prop Gun Incident: \u2018My Heart Is Broken\u2019\">investigation remains open<\/a>, and we will continue to closely monitor the case as it moves forward,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Authorities in the Dominican Republic have levied new accusations of human trafficking against star Rays shortstop Wander Franco. MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6L8SH43qbj\">https:\/\/t.co\/6L8SH43qbj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeB180b8dz\">pic.twitter.com\/AeB180b8dz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX13News\/status\/1811066455426748689?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Franco, 23, was an All-Star for Tampa who signed an 11-year, $182 million contract extension in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-teacher-defends-pictures-undressed-underage-girls-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mother of the girl<\/a> was also indicted on money laundering and is under house arrest, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wander-franco-charged-rays-1fd23690f9f3ff3e44a45807557f3a98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claimed Franco paid the girl\u2019s mother during the four months of his alleged relationship with the girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, ultimately, serious charges, very concerning,\u201d Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably best that I don\u2019t comment much past that and keep our focus on this team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Franco was placed on baseball\u2019s restricted list after the charges, ending the pay he had been getting while on administrative leave. He had been getting 50 percent of his $2 million salary.<\/p>\n<p>Franco has an Aug. 14 hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-independent-journalist-tayler-hansen-a-riot-that-turned-deadly-what-i-witnessed-at-the-us-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Independent Journalist Tayler Hansen: A Riot that Turned Deadly, What I Witnessed at the US Capitol Riot\">wander<\/a> franco stays in jail forever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QFKUyZQ16\">pic.twitter.com\/9QFKUyZQ16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IcyVert (@IcyVert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IcyVert\/status\/1748434266055205191?\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOnly the relevance of the evidence will be determined and whether it merits consideration in a trial,\u201d Dominican criminal lawyer Francisco Manuel Lazala said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/sports\/rays\/2024\/07\/10\/wander-franco-human-trafficking-sexual-abuse-exploitation-charges-dominican-prosecutors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise, the court may dismiss the case if it finds the evidence irrelevant. We understand there\u2019s a high likelihood this case will proceed to a trial, where Wander Franco\u2019s guilt or innocence will be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teodosio J\u00e1quez Encarnaci\u00f3n, Franco\u2019s lawyer, said his client will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-tech-company-allows-underage-users-access-pornography-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not face a trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything will fall apart, because Wander is not linked to the charges against him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortstop Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays has been charged with sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic. MLB is conducting its own investigation into the matter. Franco, who signed a lucrative contract extension in 2021, has been placed on baseball&#8217;s restricted list and will have a hearing in August. His lawyer claims he will not face a trial as he is not linked to the charges against him. The case is expected to proceed to trial to determine Franco&#8217;s guilt or innocence. The article also includes a note from the deputy managing editor urging readers to support The Western Journal in the fight against Big Tech censorship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2292219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-All-Star-accused.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7871,12138,34588,34587],"class_list":["post-2292218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-all-star","tag-mlb","tag-sexual-exploitation","tag-wander-franco"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MLB-All-Star-accused.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}