UFC's Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault charges later dropped on technicality

Olympic champion and Jon Jones protégé Gable Steveson faced serious legal trouble in 2019 during his Olympic cycle with the U.S. wrestling team. On June 15, Steveson and a teammate were arrested and charged with gang rape involving a foreign object after a victim reported the incident to a hospital. The case had very limited public information, and ultimately the charges were dismissed 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, leaving no direct proof of guilt. Notably, the law was changed following this case to ensure victim testimony is now considered by courts under any circumstances.