Free agency 2015 - The day where nothing makes sense and the money don't matter.

[mattola]

Ratboy settles out of court...

Predators forward Mike Ribeiro and his wife have settled out-of-court with a former nanny who made graphic sexual assault claims against the 35-year-old center, some of which allegedly occurred when she was a teenager.

The court-appointed mediator filed a report with the court late Wednesday afternoon saying that an eight-hour mediation July 6 resulted in a settlement of the suit.

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

"This civil matter has been amicably resolved without incurring further time-consuming and potentially costly litigation," Ribeiro's attorney, Brian Lauten of Dallas' Deans & Lyon, said in a statement to NashvillePost.com.

How the fuck do you settle out of court when claims are made she was a minor?

 

[BGDave]

How the fuck do you settle out of court when claims are made she was a minor?

Don't know, but she was allegedly a "teenager" so may still have been old enough for legal consent.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

How the fuck do you settle out of court when claims are made she was a minor?

It was a civil suit, not criminal. So from a legal perspective this wasn't really any different than if you sued a hospital or doctor for medical malpractice.

Things would get much more interesting if a DA determined there was probably cause to start criminal proceedings.

 

[forty_three]

It was a civil suit, not criminal. So from a legal perspective this wasn't really any different than if you sued a hospital or doctor for medical malpractice.

Things would get much more interesting if a DA determined there was probably cause to start criminal proceedings.

Although with a settlement already out there, finding people willing to testify gets increasingly difficult.

Which is why civil trials usually happen after criminal ones.

 

[BGDave]

Don't know, but she was allegedly a "teenager" so may still have been old enough for legal consent.

I should have added full disclosure. I am living in KY and the laws may be a leetle different here

 

[dash]

I should have added full disclosure. I am living in KY and the laws may be a leetle different here

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