Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault allegations during Olympic cycle

Olympic gold medalist and UFC newcomer Gable Steveson, who is mentored by Jon Jones, was arrested in June 2019 along with a teammate on accusations of group sexual assault involving the use of a foreign object. The accuser went to the hospital the night of the alleged incident and immediately filed charges. Very little information about the case is publicly available. The 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 evening of the incident. There were no witnesses other than the accuser and the two members of the wrestling team, and the accounts of both sides contradicted each other. No direct evidence of Steveson's guilt was established, but the law was changed after this case so that victim testimony is now considered by the court under any circumstances.