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Wander Franco loses appeal over sex abuse conviction
A court in the Dominican Republic rejected baseball player Wander Franco’s appeal and upheld his guilty verdict for sexually abusing a teenage girl.
Franco was found guilty in 2025.
The sentence is described differently in the reports: one headline says he received three years, while another says a two-year suspended sentence was added to the verdict.
A suspended sentence does not mean the person immediately serves the full term in prison.
The case concerns the sexual abuse of a teenage girl, though the reports provide few further details.
The outcome means Franco’s conviction remains in place after his appeal.
No further legal steps are specified.
Wander Franco lost his appeal against a sex abuse conviction, according to the Tampa Bay Times headline.
The Yahoo Sports headline says a court affirmed the conviction and gave Franco a three-year sentence.
The Tampa Bay Times headline says a suspended sentence was added to the guilty verdict.
A photo caption in the Yahoo Sports article says Franco had received a two-year suspended sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl.
- Who
- Wander Franco, a Dominican baseball star.
- What
- He lost an appeal against a sex abuse conviction. The sources give conflicting details about his sentence.
- When
- The reports were published on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, where the trial took place.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Franco gestured during his trial in Puerto Plata, according to a photo caption in Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sports reported that a court affirmed Franco’s conviction and gave him a three-year sentence.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Franco lost his appeal and that a suspended sentence was added to the guilty verdict.
- Appeal
- Franco lost his appeal, according to the Tampa Bay Times headline
- Yahoo Sports sentence
- Three years
- Yahoo Sports photo caption
- Two-year suspended sentence
- Trial location
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Trial photo date
- June 26, 2025