A Tale of Two Verdicts: Wander Franco's Slippery Sentence A Dominican judge has ruled that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor.
However, despite this finding, Franco will not serve a sentence. The verdict raises questions about the intersection of power, privilege, and justice in high profile cases.
Franco's lawyers argued that their client was also a victim of extortion and blackmail by the minor's mother, who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually trafficking her daughter.