UFC's Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault allegations, case dismissed

Gable Steveson, an Olympic champion wrestler and UFC newcomer mentored by Jon Jones, was arrested on June 15, 2019, along with a teammate on allegations of group sexual assault involving a foreign object. The alleged victim went to a hospital and immediately filed charges against the two members of the U.S. wrestling team. The case was ultimately dismissed due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the evening of the incident. No witnesses existed beyond the alleged victim and the two accused wrestlers, whose accounts contradicted each other, and there was no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt. Following this case, the law was changed to ensure victim testimony is now considered in court regardless of circumstances. The post notes the ethical ambiguity surrounding Steveson's UFC career given this history.