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Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Child and Gets a Suspended Sentence

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Child and Gets a Suspended Sentence

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, reacts after hearing his sentence during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Fran Afonso/AP Photo

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PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic—Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a child and handed a two-year suspended sentence Thursday.

Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to the illegal relationship.

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