Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for abusing a minor, though he avoided prison time. LUIS TAVAREZ / AFP via Getty Images Even though Wander Franco was spared prison time in the Dominican ...

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, a judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday, but he will not serve a ...

A legal process that began more than two years ago finally reached its conclusion on Monday, when a judge in the Dominican Republic found Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco criminally responsible ...

Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual and psychological exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic, but the former Rays infielder will not serve any jail time, while the victim’s mother is ...

Former Major League Baseball All-Star Wander Franco will avoid prison despite being found guilty for a second time on charges of sexual and psychological abuse of a minor. A Dominican Republic judge ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday.

Former All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual and psychological abuse of a 14-year-old girl but will not serve prison time, according to a verdict delivered Monday, May 25 by a ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has not played in an MLB game since 2023 after he was first investigated, then arrested, for having an illegal relationship with a minor. Franco was arrested in ...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic -- Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was in a Dominican Republic courtroom Monday, where he learned his fate following a retrial in his sexual abuse case. Franco was found ...

The ruling is similar to his original trial in 2025 but includes a judicial pardon that eliminates potential punishment. Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays. Reach him at ...