What follows Wander Franco after his conviction in the Dominican Republic?

We analyze the judicial situation of Wander Franco in his country after receiving a conviction from the Collegiate Court of Puerto Plata.

Wander Franco He has been sentenced to two years in prison suspended by a Dominican court, after having proven, in the words of the court, beyond any reasonable doubt that the torpedo of Tampa Bay Rays violated the Dominican law by sustaining a relationship with a minor, being convicted of sexual abuse.

Franco’s conviction will keep him as a free man, as long as he meets the conditions established by the Court to maintain his suspended sentence, among which he is not to relate to any minor for sexual purposes. In case of violating the condition, Franc He would have to serve prison sentence in a detention center in Puerto Plata.

The condemnation brings multiple doubts about the future of the player, whose career will remain in limbo until they are answered. We analyze Franco’s judicial situation and what follows for him after being convicted.

Does the sentence set the end of Franco’s judicial process?

No. The lawyers of Franc They made it clear that they will proceed to appeal the decision issued by the court and that it ended up condemning it. For the purposes, lawyers must expect the full sentence to be available to be withdrawn and after doing so, they will have a period of five days to deposit their appeal.

With this, a court with the greatest hierarchy will review the case of Francagain and will make a decision on whether to revoke or host the decision of the Collegiate Court of Puerto Plata. In that process, there will be five judges who know the case in the degree of appeal.

Does Wander Franco have other pending judicial processes?

Yes. In an unrelated incident, which occurred in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, to the southwest of the Dominican capital, Franc He had an incident in which he was involved in a confrontation with another person and when the police arrived, in the vehicle in which he was transported Franc A firearm was found. According to Francthe weapon belongs to an uncle of his and he had no idea that he was in the vehicle in which he was moving, but the authorities formally accused the player of illegal possession of a firearm.

This process must still be known in the courts of the Dominican Republic and much of the future of Franc could depend on the result of it.

In the hypothetical case that the judicial process advances to the substantive stage and eventually found guilty, the suspension of his two -year sentence would be revoked, so he would have to comply with the penalty of two years, followed by whatever the penalty imposed by the Court of San Juan de la Maguana.

Otherwise, if it is unloaded and found innocent, its situation would remain as so far.

What happens to MLB investigation?

MLB He pointed out, through a press release, that he is aware of the sentence that weighs on Wander FrancoHowever, they indicate that they will give the results of their research at the right time.

“The major leagues are proud to have a joint policy on domestic violence, sexual aggression and child abuse, collectively bargaining, which reflects our commitment to these issues. We are aware of today’s verdict at Wander Franco’s trial and we will conclude our investigation at the right time”Said the office of the commissioner of the Major Leagues in a statement.