Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested on Monday in the Dominican Republic after an interview with prosecutors who were investigating him for allegedly having a relationship with a minor, according to an official from the provincial prosecutor’s office. Puerto Plata.
Franco appeared at the prosecutor’s office accompanied by two lawyers days after he failed to show up for a meeting with prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías, according to the official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to speak. talk about the case. The office indicated that the interview lasted about three hours.
Llaverías originally requested Franco’s presence on December 28, two days after prosecutors and police went to two of the player’s properties in Baní, his hometown, which is 60 kilometers southwest of the capital, to request to appear to appear. They did not find the 22-year-old player.
Authorities have given little information about the case because it involves a minor.
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Franco must be presented in front of a judge in less than 24 hours, according to Dominican law. The player’s lawyer in the United States Jay Reisinger declined to comment. The AP was unable to contact his lawyers in the Dominican Republic.
On August 14, the Public Ministry of the Dominican Republic confirmed that Franco was being investigated in relation to some publications on social networks, which suggested that he had had a relationship with a minor. The Associated Press has not been able to verify the posts.
Franco was suspended with pay in August by Major League Baseball’s office under the league’s police and players’ association terms of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
The 22-year-old All-Star shortstop will receive pay and accrue service time while the furlough measure remains in place. There is no deadline for making a decision on whether Major League Baseball will impose a disciplinary sanction.
AP
2024-01-02 15:07:00
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