Gable Steveson's 2019 sexual assault case resurfaces amid UFC career

In June 2019, UFC newcomer and Olympic champion Gable Steveson, a protégé of Jon Jones, was arrested alongside a teammate on charges of group sexual assault. The victim reported the incident to police after seeking medical attention. The charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that barred the victim's testimony because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the night of the alleged assault. No witnesses other than the victim and the two wrestlers were present, and their accounts contradicted each other. Following this case, the law was changed to allow victim testimony regardless of alcohol consumption. The post notes that there is no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt, but the legal reform stemmed from this incident.