Report: Rays' Wander Franco charged with sexual abuse of minor

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor on Tuesday, according to ESPN.

The charges came in the Dominican Republic, where Franco and the minor involved in the case are from.

Kelmin Duncan, a prosecutor for the Puerto Plata District Office, and a spokesperson for the attorney general's office confir