Major League Baseball All-Star Wander Franco faces sexual relationship with 14-year-old

Wander Franco was on trial Monday accusing him of having a romantic relationship with a minor and paying thousands of dollars to her mother to accept her consent.

The 2023 Major League Baseball All-Stars participated in the game last time. Since then, he has been accused of abuse of minors and trafficking in humans, sexual and commercial exploitation.

Prosecutors said the minor's mother turned from a bank employee to an allegedly exaggerated life and used the funds she received from Franco to obtain assets.

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In a House raid on the mother of minors, prosecutors said they found they alleged that they had delivered $68,500 and $35,000 by Franco.

Franco appeared in court on Monday and filed a stressed plea.

He said through ESPN: “Let the justice do it.”

According to ESPNDominican prosecutors said Franco called the minor “my girl” in WhatsApp news, admitting the relationship was a “risk” but he “loved it.”

“My girl,” Franco allegedly wrote in Spanish. “If my team realizes this, it might cause problems for me. It's the rule for all the teams we can't talk to minors, but I took the risk and I love it.”

Prosecutors said Franco's relationship with the then 14-year-old girl lasted four months, and he allegedly paid her not to talk about it. The girl's mother also faces charges of money laundering based on the gifts sent to her by Franco.

On January 5, 2024, shortstop wandering the Franco Center was accompanied by police in court in Port Prat, Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernández)

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Shortstop allegedly gave girls $46,000 in July and August, allegedly bringing about $1,700 in salary to mothers every month and along with a new car to documents released through ESPN last January.

Franco and the girl allegedly had sex twice in two days and began their relationship after “taking her home” on December 9, 2022.

Franco last played a major league game on August 12, 2023, and with allegations, it is now increasingly likely that he will never play again.

Franco was an All-Star for the first time that season as he scored .281/.344/.475 in 112 games.

Tampa Bay Shortstop Wandering Franco's first base against the Miami Marlins at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 25, 2023. (Jonathan Dell today – American Sports)

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He signed an 11-year, $182 million contract extension in November 2021, but the team's choice was able to make the deal worth $233 million. Franco no longer receives payments, but instead receives payments during administrative leave. Payment ended when he was placed on the restricted list.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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