Dom, i don’t want to be lewd, (and edit it if you need to) but i looked up ny state 1st and 3rd degree criminal sexual acts – they range from bad to worse – dealing with forceful, non-consensual, oral and back-door, as well dealing with minors

so while we don’t know any real details about this yet, and cannot and should not pass judgment on this kid, it’s certainly a very serious accusation being put to him

Glad they arrested him. Hopefully justice will be served.

There are a number of stories about this such s ConnPost TimesUnion and Newsday

Here is the main content of the Newsday blog entry for everyone who cannot read it:

…Saffan [Bridgeport Sound Tigers President] said the incident occurred last year while Hughes was playing for the AHL’s Albany River Rats and that the Islanders were unaware of the situation until Wednesday.
“This was an incident that occurred during his tenure in Albany and we had no information regarding this,” Saffan said. “We first learned of this when the U.S. Marshals showed up at our door.”
According to Saffan U.S. Marshals came to the rink before the Sound Tigers game against Adirondack Wednesday and escorted him out during the game. He appeared in court yesterday and was released shortly after being booked Thursday night. Hughes was being held on $100,000 bail and Saffan said he believed that family members posted bond for him. Hughes is apparently en route to a family member’s home in Albany until he can deal with this legal matter further.
Saffan, a lawyer by trade, said there was no backup documentation beyond the arrest warrant and that the case is sealed, thereby preventing them from gleaning any further information about the situation.
This is what Saffan had to say on Hughes’ behalf: “Bobby is an Islander. We stick by him. In this country you’re innocent until proven guilty and we stick by him as an Islander.”
The Islanders traded prospect Rob Hennigar in exchange for Hughes in August and had no knowledge that he had any legal matters pending.
I spoke with Albany River Rats president Garen Szablewski, who said their organization was also not privvy to this information. "No, not at all, " Szablewski said of his knowledge of the incident. “I did have a link forwarded to me today and I read a brief account, but no, none at all.”