Ex-Dallas Star Mike Ribeiro Pleads Guilty to indecent assault.
Mike Ribeiro, 44, a former player for the Dallas Stars, has pleaded guilty for indecent assault related to an incident involving three women in East Texas in 2021.
The ex-hockey player faced allegations of sexually assaulting two women aboard a boat and attempting to assault a third woman on a jet ski at Lake Cypress in Franklin County, located approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. Ribeiro faced trial in February and was found not guilty of the two sexual assault charges. However, the jury was unable to reach a decision regarding the third charge of attempted sexual assault.
On Monday, shortly before the Ribeiro’s second trial, he agreed to a plea bargain.
8th Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay said in a statement: “The young lady in this case was, once again, ready to place herself on the altar of truth for the sake of justice. However, in the end, to hear Mr. Ribeiro finally admit under oath that he violated her without her consent for his own sexual desire meant more than the possibility of hearing a future verdict read by the Judge.”
Ribeiro’s guilty plea indicates that he has confessed to inappropriately touching the victim’s breast and genitals without her consent. The attorney Will Ramsay said she has forgiven Ribeiro for all the pain he’s caused.