Former Dallas Star Mike Ribeiro found not guilty on sexual assault charges
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Texas - Former Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro has been found not guilty for two sexual assault charges stemming back to June 2021.
The trial lasted more than a week in Franklin County, about 100 miles east of Dallas.
A jury was deadlocked on a third charge, attempted sexual assault.
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 27: Mike Ribeiro #63 of the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on October 27, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The former hockey player was accused of sexually assaulting two women on a boat and another on a jet ski on Lake Cypress.
The county DA has not said if they will re-try the case for that third charge.
Ribeiro played for the stars from 2006 to 2012.