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Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Star Wander Franco Formally Charged With Rape Of A Minor And Human Trafficking


Baseball star Wander Franco has been formally charged with rape and human trafficking.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, once considered baseball’s top young prospect, has been formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Nairobi Viloria, the Dominican Republic attorney general’s office spokesperson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that prosecutors presented the final and formal accusation to a judge. Prosecutors said Franco paid her thousands of dollars to consent to the abuse, which reportedly lasted four months.

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