"Of course, if it happened in a gender/age group in which my kid played, I would be interested in finding out how it might impact my kid's team."
I agree Chico, that you would want this information if you had a vested interest in your kid's game.....but when inquiring, be up front with as much as you know. People tend to think in extremes. When Griff offered "Has anybody heard about the legal problems of 2 players...", people reading this could incorrectly assume that these two kids carjacked somebody at gunpoint.
It's good to extract the truth....just conduct your investigation in the proper manner.