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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Manuel Demegillo

Is Wander Franco Going to Jail? El Patron Asks Fans to 'Continue Supporting Me' After Being Found Criminally Liable for Child Abuse

A judge has held Dominican professional baseball shortstop Wander Franco criminally responsible for abusing a minor, but also spared him from prison term ahead of sentencing.

Franco was pardoned because he was considered a victim of extortion and blackmail by the minor's mother, who was sentenced to ten years for trafficking her daughter. Judge José Antonio Núñez justified his decision as 'logical and legal reasoning,' per ESPN.

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