UFC newcomer Gable Steveson, an Olympic champion and protege of Jon Jones, was arrested on June 15, 2019, along with a teammate while part of the U.S. wrestling team's Olympic cycle. They were accused of group sexual assault involving a foreign object, with the victim reporting to a hospital and immediately filing charges. Charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admissible because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol the night of the alleged incident. There were no witnesses besides the victim and the two wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While there is no direct proof of Steveson's guilt, the law was changed after this case to ensure victim testimony is now considered under any circumstances.
