Former NHLer Mike Ribeiro arrested and charged in Texas

Former NHLer Mike Ribeiro has been arrested and charged in Texas with allegedly sexually assaulting two women in the summer of 2021.

The Dallas Morning News reported late last night that Ribiero was charged with two counts of sexual assault on April 13th of this year in Franklin County, Texas.

According to papers filed in court, Ribeiro allegedly assaulted two women on June 23rd, 2021 "using his finger in his assault of one woman and his sexual organ on the other." He was reportedly arrested on April 28th of this year and released on bond while he awaits trial.

Needless to say, this is a serious criminal offense and Ribeiro is looking at time in prison if convicted.

This, of course, isn't the first time that Ribeiro has been alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman. In 2012, Ribeiro was sued by his family's former nanny who alleged that he sexually assaulted her while she was in the care of his own children. 

Needless to say, today's news is troubling but not terribly surprising given Ribeiro's history.