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Rays' Wander Franco hit with gun charge amid trial for alleged sex abuse of minor
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was hit with a gun charge over an incident in November as he is tried for allegedly ...
Wander Franco's attorney to ask court to exonerate his client in sexual abuse case
The attorney for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco says he will ask the court to exonerate his client of all charges in ...
Abogados de Wander Franco pedirán descargo total en caso de menor
El abogado de Wander Franco, campo corto suspendido de los Rays de Tampa Bay, adelantó a The Associated Press que ...
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Rays' Franco hit with gun charge from November incident as his Dominican trial continues
A handgun registered to his uncle was found in Wander Franco's vehicle after an altercation, say Dominican prosecutors, who ...
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Franco’s attorney asking court to exonerate client
The attorney for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco said Monday he will ask the court to exonerate his client of all charges in a sexual abuse case involving ...
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Prosecutors describe evidence against Rays' Wander Franco as 'convincing' and 'compelling'
Documents that prosecutors presented to the judge alleged that Franco, through his mother, transferred 1 million pesos, or ...
Wander Franco trial will resume next week, prosecution winds down case
The prosecution completed its questioning of witnesses and presentation of evidence in Wander Franco’s sexual abuse trial on ...
Wander Franco charged with gun possession as his trial on child sexual abuse charges continues
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been charged with illegal possession of a handgun. The 24-year-old Franco is ...
As trial starts, Wander Franco tells court he hopes ‘justice is done’
The Rays shortstop faces a possible 30 years in prison if found guilty on charges stemming from a relationship with a minor, ...
Prosecutors say they have ‘convincing evidence’ against Wander Franco with sexual abuse case set to begin
Franco, who hasn’t played in MLB since August 2023, is alleged to have had a sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old ...
Wander Franco issues impassioned plea as disgraced MLB star arrives for first day of sexual abuse trial
Wander Franco was having an All-Star season in 2023 before Dominican authorities began investigating allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor.
Prosecutors describe their evidence in Wander Franco trial as ‘convincing’ and ‘compelling’
Key prosecution witnesses testified in the trial of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse ...