UFC newcomer and Olympic wrestling champion Gable Steveson, a protégé of Jon Jones, faced serious legal issues in 2019 during his Olympic cycle. On June 15, 2019, Steveson and a teammate were arrested and charged with gang rape involving a foreign object. The victim went to the hospital and immediately pressed charges. However, charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol the night of the incident. There were no witnesses besides the victim and the two accused wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While no direct proof of Steveson's guilt exists, the law was changed following this case so that victim testimony is now admissible regardless of circumstances. The post notes extremely limited information is available about the case.
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