Overview

• Franco, 24, was found guilty Thursday by a Dominican Republic court for engaging in a four-month relationship with a 14-year-old girl and transferring money to her mother to secure consent.
• The judges unanimously convicted him on charges including sexual abuse, commercial exploitation of a minor, and human trafficking.
• He received a two-year suspended prison sentence and was ordered to comply with strict probation terms barring any contact with minors for sexual purposes.
• The girl’s mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison after prosecutors secured her conviction for facilitating the abuse.
• Franco has remained on Major League Baseball’s restricted list since August 2023 and now faces questions about his ability to resume his career.