Wander Franco sentenced to 2 years in suspended prison

The court indicated that it was proven beyond any reasonable doubt that the Torpedo sexually abused a minor.

Wander Franco has been sentenced to two years in prison suspended by the Collegiate Court of Puerto Plata. Franc You will have to meet multiple conditions to maintain your probation, indicating the magistrate Jakayra will seethat the main condition is that the torpedo of Tampa Bay Rays Do not approach minors with sexual intentions.

Next to Francthe mother of the minor, a victim of the crime, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having been verified that she exploited her daughter sexually, seeking to obtain an economic benefit from the player, as well as to money laundering.

The judges who knew about the case determined that it was proven beyond any reasonable doubt that Wander Franco He held a love relationship with the victim, a minor, for four months, which is prohibited by the laws of the Dominican Republic, while, in the process, the mother of said minor took economic benefit, pressing and blackmailing the player, according to the judge You will see.

At the time of making public the weights that led the court to adopt their decision to grant prison suspended to Francthe magistrate You will see He stressed that the bad decision made by the torpedo of the Rays He led him to be interflicted in the situation and when establish Franc It is completely prohibited to approach minors for sexual purposes. In principle, this is the only condition that the court will impose to maintain probation.

In the same way, Franc He was sentenced to the payment of a fine of ten minimum wages of the public sector, in favor of the Dominican State.

The defense bar of Francas well as the bar of the defense of the child’s mother, they will have the opportunity to appeal the decision, within five days after the notification of the full sentence, which will be read in full on Thursday, July 17, 2025.