Rays shortstop Wander Franco's child sexual abuse trial begins with emphatic plea: 'Let justice be done'

Wander Franco went on trial on Monday amid allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent.

The 2023 MLB All-Star last played that August. Since then, he has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.

Prosecutors say the minor’s mother went from being a bank employee to allegedly leading an ostentatious life and acquiring assets using the funds she received from Franco. 

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During raids on the house of the minor’s mother, prosecutors say they found $68,500 and $35,000 that they allege was deliv...