Olympic champion Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault allegations

Gable Steveson, a UFC newcomer and Olympic champion mentored by Jon Jones, was arrested in June 2019 along with a teammate on charges of group sexual assault involving a foreign object while he was a member of the U.S. wrestling team during the Olympic cycle. The victim went to the hospital and immediately filed charges. The case ultimately ended with charges being dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol the evening of the alleged incident. There were no witnesses other than the victim and the two wrestlers, and the parties' accounts contradicted each other. While there was no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt, the law was changed after this case so that victims' testimony is now considered by the court under any circumstances. Information about the case remains limited.