Verdict is in for Mike Ribeiro in sexual assault cases!

It has just been confirmed that former NHL forward Mike Ribiero has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault, according to media reports.

The jury deadlocked on a count of attempted sexual assault. It’s possible Ribeiro could be retried on that charge, per TSN’s Rick Westhead.

Ribeiro was charged with two counts of Sexual Assault and one count of attempted Sexual Assault. The assaults were alleged to have taken place on Lake Cypress Springs on June 23, 2021 and last week, the third woman accusing of Ribeiro of sexual assault took the stand to testify in the case. Ribeiro was accused of assaulting one woman on his boat, while the other two assaults were alleged to have taken place while Ribeiro was alone on a Waverunner jetski at different times with the two individual women.

Ribeiro has previously been accused of sexual assault in the past, a former nanny accused the NHL player of sexual assault back in 2015 with those allegations eventually resulting in a settlement between the involved parties.

He was facing up to 20 years in prison, but was found not guilty. 

Despite his 793 points in 1,074 career games with the Montreal Canadiens, Stars, Washington Capitals, Phoenix Coyotes and Predators, Ribeiro has mostly been known for getting into trouble with the law.

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