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El campocorto de los Tampa Bay Rays, Wander Franco, fue declarado penalmente responsable del abuso sexual y psicológico de una menor, pero no tendrá que cumplir condena por ello, según dictaminó este lunes un juez dominicano.

El juez José Antonio Núñez consideró en su decisión que Franco había sido víctima de extorsión y chantaje por parte de la madre de la menor, quien fue condenada a 10 años de prisión por trata sexual de su hija.

“Parece contradictorio declararlo responsable penalmente y, al mismo tiempo, eximirlo de castigo. El tribunal le concedió a Wander Franco un indulto judicial debido a las circunstancias particulares que lo convirtieron en víctima material, pero no jurídica”, explicó Núñez.

El juez justificó el indulto judicial como un “razonamiento lógico y legal”.

“Gracias a Dios por todo”, expresó Franco mientras abrazaba efusivamente a su madre, Nancy Aybar, y a otros miembros de la familia que lo acompañaban en el tribunal.

Franco fue arrestado en enero de 2024 tras ser acusado de mantener una relación de cuatro meses con una niña que tenía 14 años en ese momento y de transferir miles de dólares a su madre para que consintiera en la relación ilegal.

Tras el veredicto, Franco abandonó el juzgado junto a su abogado, Teodosio Jáquez, y respondió brevemente a las preguntas de los periodistas, diciendo: “Me siento tranquilo”, y pidiendo a sus seguidores que “sigan apoyándome y confiando en mí”.

Franco también señaló que él personalmente no se había puesto en contacto con los Rays, pero que sus abogados seguramente sí lo habían hecho.

“Estamos al tanto del veredicto de hoy en el juicio de Wander Franco y concluiremos nuestra investigación en el momento oportuno”, declaró la Major League Baseball en un comunicado.

El abogado de Franco, Jáquez, dijo: “No tenemos la sentencia física en nuestras manos, pero fue eximido de castigo porque el presidente del tribunal estableció que también era víctima y porque está exento de castigo por indulto judicial”.

La sentencia definitiva se dictará el 16 de junio.

“Cuando tengamos la sentencia completa, les daremos más detalles”, comentó Jáquez. “Fue eximido de castigo y creemos que eso está bien, pero necesitamos tener la sentencia en mano”.

En noviembre de 2021, Franco firmó un contrato de 11 años y US$ 182 millones con los Rays, pero su carrera se vio truncada cuando las autoridades de la República Dominicana anunciaron en agosto de 2023 que lo estaban investigando por una supuesta relación con una menor. Franco tenía 22 años en ese momento.

Seis meses después de su arresto, Tampa Bay lo incluyó en la lista de personas restringidas, lo que provocó la interrupción del salario que había estado recibiendo mientras estaba de baja administrativa.

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By Kevin Liptak, CNN

(CNN) — When President Donald Trump’s doctors release a summary of the physical exam he is scheduled to undergo Tuesday, the document is almost certain to conclude he remains in excellent health, if his previous assessments offer any indication.

But that is likely to do little to quiet questions about Trump’s health. And even the president himself has begun making tacit acknowledgement of his own mortality — albeit often in the context of security — as he reflects periodically on his limited time left on Earth and wonders aloud whether he would make it into heaven.

“I don’t know how long I’ll be around,” he mused during an event in the East Room earlier this year. “I have a lot of people gunning for me.”

Trump’s visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center will be the third time he’s visited the facility for a medical exam since becoming the oldest president ever inaugurated last year. The White House said the check-up would include “routine annual dental and medical assessments,” despite him having already visited a dentist in Florida twice this year.

Trump and his team eagerly describe him as a leader with boundless energy and unmatched acuity, shrugging off his visible signs of age and the moments when he appears to doze off during meetings. But even the rosy appraisals offered by his physician after frequent exams have done little to dampen questions about Trump’s health. Presidents are not legally obligated to release anything about their health, so everything they do disclose is by choice. Several presidents before Trump were found afterward to have concealed medical issues in office.

Trump, whose political brand is built on an image of strength and vigor, is famously loathe to concede any physical fault. He makes near-daily comparisons to a predecessor he calls “Sleepy Joe.” His aides are quick to point out when he is working late — as they did this weekend, when a communications aide announced the president was in the Oval Office at 9:30 p.m.

“I don’t happen to be a senior. I’m much younger than you,” Trump insisted at a retirement community in Florida this month. “I’m a much younger man than you.”

Yet even though Trump is a louder and more visible presence than Joe Biden was during his presidency, he still travels less often than he did during his first term and has on multiple occasions closed his eyes for long stretches during on-camera events.

Repeated attempts on Trump’s life by would-be assassins and his advancing age appear to be reminders that everything could change in an instant. Even as he and his aides downplay any physical deterioration, like bruising on his hands and swelling in his legs, the president has allowed brief glimpses into his thoughts on earthliness.

A stray comment as he welcomed King Charles III to the White House last month offered a revealing window. Referencing his own parents’ 63-year-long marriage, he turned to his own wife, who he wed 21 years ago.

“That’s a record we won’t be able to match, darling,” said the 79-year-old president. “Sorry, just not going to work out that way.”

In public, the president has maintained remarkable sangfroid around repeated threats on his life. When he emerged wearing a tuxedo into the White House briefing room last month after a panic-ridden press dinner, his demeanor was remarkably serene.

“It’s a dangerous life,” he shrugged, reflecting on whether he would change any of his habits an hou

Por Ivana Kottasová y Stephanie Halasz, CNN

Varias personas habrían fallecido tras el choque de un tren contra un autobús escolar en Bélgica, según reportes de medios locales.

Las autoridades locales de Buggenhout, en el norte de Bélgica, informaron en un comunicado que el martes alrededor de las 8:00 a.m. (hora local) se produjo un “grave accidente de tráfico” en la localidad, aunque no ofrecieron detalles sobre las víctimas.

La ministra de Justicia belga, Annelies Verlinden, señaló en X que en el accidente se vio involucrado un autobús escolar. Fotografías tomadas en el lugar de los hechos muestran un minibús volcado sobre su lateral, junto a una vía férrea.

“Faltan las palabras ante el accidente ocurrido en Buggenhout, en el que se vieron implicados un tren y un autobús escolar”, declaró.

Esta es una noticia en desarrollo y se actualizará.

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By Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz, CNN

(CNN) — Several people are reported to have been killed when a school bus in Belgium was hit by a train, local media reported on Tuesday.

Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden said on X that the accident happened in Buggenhout in northern Belgium.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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By Chris Boyette, Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, CNN

(CNN) — A chaotic scene erupted early Monday outside a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey, which has been the site of protests, arrests of lawmakers and reports of a labor and hunger strike by detainees.

Protesters were seen blocking unmarked government vehicles and, at some point, were part of a skirmish with armed, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using gas canisters and batons outside Delaney Hall, a privately owned 1,000-bed facility ICE uses as a detention center in Newark, as shown in video from Freedom News TV and obtained by CNN.

Tensions outside the facility escalated over the weekend and continued into Monday evening as politicians called for oversight after months of accusations of inhumane conditions. Other ICE facilities across the country have also faced accusations of subpar conditions as President Donald Trump’s administration continues a massive nationwide deportation campaign. A recent CNN investigation found that nearly 50 ICE detainees have died since Trump’s return to office, the highest death toll in at least two decades.

The Department of Homeland Security denied the accusations posted by elected officials over the weekend, saying the politicians were “spreading smears about ICE law enforcement and the Delaney Hall ICE facility.”

Here is what we know about the New Jersey facility and why it’s at the center of another wave of protests and allegations of subpar living conditions.

Inhumane conditions lead to hunger strike, reports say

Before clashes between protesters and federal agents took place, a group of detainees at Delaney Hall went on a hunger and labor strike Friday to protest the spoiled food at the facility, just one of many issues they have regularly faced during their detention, said attorneys that represent some of the detainees. Roughly 300 detainees participated in the strike, NJ.com reported.

“The conditions are brutal,” said Selenia Destefani, a managing attorney and CEO of Nova Law Group, which represents multiple people in the facility. “People just sleep on the floor — overcrowded rooms, cold showers, no food, extremely cold in the cells with no blankets. Not sound conditions to live in.”

DHS didn’t directly respond to those accusations when asked for comment, but said in a news release sent to CNN that, “all detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries.”

“Illegal aliens also have acces