Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – The Tampa Bay Rays Campocorto trial French wandering began on Monday in the Dominican Republic in A case of sexual abuse involving a 14 -year -old girl.
Franco told the judges that he wants justice to be done.
Franco has been accused in the northern province of Puerto Plata to sexually abuse a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking.
The prosecutors presented documents such as tests against Franco, 24, during the first hearing, and added that they will call at least seven witnesses in a trial that is expected to continue on Thursday, Friday and next Monday.
Franco heard the charges against him and could be sentenced to up to 30 years in jail.
“I heard everything they said, but I wanted to say that justice should be done,” Franco told the judges.
Irina Ventura, one of Franco’s lawyers, said that part of the evidence against her client is fraudulent and illegal. Teodosio Judge, another member of the player’s legal team, said that the minor girl denied having had sex with the player.
Prosecutor Claudio Cordero said that all evidence “were legally obtained, are self -sufficient and will lead to a conviction, looking for the prosecutor’s office.”
Franco was having a stars season in 2023 before Dominican authorities began investigating accusations He had been in a relationship with a minor and had paid his mother thousands of dollars for his consent. The trial was initially scheduled for December 12, but was postponed until June.
The trial could take up to eight months to conclude, according to the average duration of essays in the Dominican Republic.
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