Overview

• Prosecutors completed witness questioning and evidence presentation on June 9, with closing statements set for June 17 in the Dominican Republic trial.
• A separate illegal firearm possession charge filed June 9 stems from a November parking-lot altercation where a Glock 19 registered to Franco’s uncle was found in his vehicle.
• Defense attorney Teodosio Jáquez plans to ask judges to clear Franco of all sex abuse charges, arguing he did not commit the acts and was unaware of the licensed handgun.
• The sexual abuse trial centers on allegations that Franco had a physical relationship with a 14-year-old girl in 2022 and transferred roughly 1 million pesos ($17,000) to her mother.
• Franco has been on MLB’s restricted list since August 2023, faces up to 30 years in prison and risks voiding his 11-year, $182 million contract with the Rays.