Gable Steveson's 2019 rape charges resurface amid UFC career

UFC heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson, an Olympic champion and protégé of Jon Jones, was arrested in June 2019 along with a teammate on charges of group sexual assault involving an external object. The alleged victim went to the hospital the night of the incident and immediately filed charges. However, the charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted to court because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the evening of the incident. There were no witnesses other than the victim and the two accused wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While there is no direct proof of Steveson's guilt, the law was changed specifically after this case so that victim testimony is now admissible under any circumstances. The post notes that each person must decide how to view this situation.