Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) – Suspended Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year Of the sexual abuse of a minor, the police were held on Tuesday and, according to the authorities, admitted to a clinic in the Dominican Republic of Mental Health Problems.
The request to hold him and admitted came from his family, police spokesman Colonel Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press. He noted that Franco’s admission to a private clinic in his hometown Baní is not linked to legal issues.
Last weekend the 24-year-old player went to social media to denounce that $ 16,000 supposedly stolen from a resort where he was staying.
His lawyer, Teodosio Jáquez, later said there was confusion about the incident and that the money was found. Franco, however, rejected the comments of his lawyer and insisted that the money had been stolen.
In June, Franco was convicted of the sexual abuse of a minor and he received a conditional sentence of two years.
He was arrested in 2024 after being accused of a four -month relationship A girl who was 14 at that time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to agree The illegal relationship.
Franco’s future in the MLB is unknown, although he has said he is still training.
In November 2021, Franco signed an 11-year contract of $ 182 millionBut his career was abruptly interrupted in August 2023, when Dominican authorities announced that they were investigating him.
Franco was again arrested in November last year after what the Dominican authorities called a fight about the attention of a woman. He was accused of Illegally wear a semi -automatic glock 19 That police said that his uncle was registered.
That case is still pending before the court.
Six months after his arrest in 2024, Tampa Bay placed him on the limited list, which reduced the wages he had received during administrative leave.
He was placed on that list because he did not report to the team and needed a new American visa to do this.
