Current Events > American Ninja Warrior Champion Drew Drechsel Arrested For Child Sex Crimes

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/american-ninja-warrior-champion-drew-034103780.html

American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Drechsel was arrested Tuesday following accusations of having an inappropriate relationship with an underage girl.

According to the U.S. Attorneys Office of the District of New Jersey, Drechsel, who won the last season of NBCs athletic competition show, was arrested in his Florida home. The offices official press release detailed that Drechsel, 31, traveled to New Jersey to engage in sexual activity with a minor. The Florida native also encouraged the girl to send him inappropriate pictures of herself.

Drechsel is being charged with manufacture of child pornography, enticement of a minor to travel for illicit sexual conduct, among other crimes.

Official documents say that Drechsel and his victim met in 2014 at a filming of American Ninja Warrior. They exchanged phone numbers and began texting each other. Drechsel invited the girl to his Connecticut gym where they engaged in sexual behavior, the report details.

When the girls mother spoke to Drechsel about the incident, the report explains that the American Ninja Warrior star, then 26, did not deny the sexual activity, but rather stated he did know her age at the time. Drechsel and the girl continued to meet multiple times after 2014. They continued speaking with each other until June 2019.

Dreschels lawyer Frank J. Riccio II posted a statement on Twitter on behalf of the athlete.
Mr. Drechsel is presumed innocent of the charges and that presumption will remain throughout the pendency of his case. He intends on entering a not guilty plea, the lawyer wrote. It is respectfully requested that you respect the privacy of Mr. Drechsel and his family.

Drechsel and Riccio were not readily available for comment.

Fucked up if true :(

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Lets see those ninja skills in a cell block

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I'm confused. So she was underage in 2014 and they kept talking for 5 years? Or was she underage in 2019 and so in 2014 she was like super under age?

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Jiggy101011 posted...

I'm confused. So she was underage in 2014 and they kept talking for 5 years? Or was she underage in 2019 and so in 2014 she was like super under age?

They had sex while she was underaged and received nude photos of the dude while underaged is the biggest case they have. And I think it's the former.

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they met at a filming of the show?

I just don't understand this, was it like her parents were in the bathroom and this guy came up to her and started hitting on her or what like how does this shit even happen

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I read the FBIs report on it. If some of is true hes fucked. He apparently asked her to delete their messages after they first had sex, it could be because he had a GF at the time or he damn well knew her age

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So how old was she? It mentions his age a couple times but never specifies the victims age.

Raikuro posted...

So how old was she? It mentions his age a couple times but never specifies the victims age.

I don't know. I didn't look for additional articles. I just posted what I saw.

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Florida man

This doesn't make any sense. If he had sexual contact with this girl in 2014, and he admitted it to the parents when confronted around the same time, why is he getting arrested now? American Ninja Warrior contestants aren't wealthy or politically connected, so they could easily have reported him and been confident he would be arrested. The only way I can see not reporting him is if the girl either wasn't under age at the time, or she was close enough to legal and the conduct minor enough that the parents felt it could be an honest mistake and could overlook it. If Drechsel had continued approaching their daughter, obviously they would have reported him and he would have been arrested much sooner.

And even if she were as young as 12 in 2014 (in which case they definitely would have reported him right away), she'd be 18 now and I have trouble imagining what could have happened between them recently to get him arrested in 2020? Maybe it is just me, but I totally don't get what happened here.

Machete posted...

I don't know. I didn't look for additional articles. I just posted what I saw.

She was 15 when it began

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darkmaian23 posted...

This doesn't make any sense. If he had sexual contact with this girl in 2014, and he admitted it to the parents when confronted around the same time, why is he getting arrested now? American Ninja Warrior contestants aren't wealthy or politically connected, so they could easily have reported him and been confident he would be arrested. The only way I can see not reporting him is if the girl either wasn't under age at the time, or she was close enough to legal and the conduct minor enough that the parents felt it could be an honest mistake and could overlook it. If Drechsel had continued approaching their daughter, obviously they would have reported him and he would have been arrested much sooner.

And even if she were as young as 12 in 2014 (in which case they definitely would have reported him right away), she'd be 18 now and I have trouble imagining what could have happened between them recently to get him arrested in 2020? Maybe it is just me, but I totally don't get what happened here.

The problem is he had sex with her when she was underaged and there's some damning text and evidence that he knew her age and didnt give a fuck

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Maybe it's as simple as the girl wouldn't cooperate with authorities back then but is cooperating now

Maybe she's just now starting to understand that him asking a minor for nudes is fucked up

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darkmaian23 posted...

This doesn't make any sense. If he had sexual contact with this girl in 2014, and he admitted it to the parents when confronted around the same time, why is he getting arrested now? American Ninja Warrior contestants aren't wealthy or politically connected, so they could easily have reported him and been confident he would be arrested. The only way I can see not reporting him is if the girl either wasn't under age at the time, or she was close enough to legal and the conduct minor enough that the parents felt it could be an honest mistake and could overlook it. If Drechsel had continued approaching their daughter, obviously they would have reported him and he would have been arrested much sooner.

And even if she were as young as 12 in 2014 (in which case they definitely would have reported him right away), she'd be 18 now and I have trouble imagining what could have happened between them recently to get him arrested in 2020? Maybe it is just me, but I totally don't get what happened here.

He's being arrested now because he had illegal nude pics of her

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darkmaian23 posted...

This doesn't make any sense. If he had sexual contact with this girl in 2014, and he admitted it to the parents when confronted around the same time, why is he getting arrested now? American Ninja Warrior contestants aren't wealthy or politically connected, so they could easily have reported him and been confident he would be arrested. The only way I can see not reporting him is if the girl either wasn't under age at the time, or she was close enough to legal and the conduct minor enough that the parents felt it could be an honest mistake and could overlook it. If Drechsel had continued approaching their daughter, obviously they would have reported him and he would have been arrested much sooner.

And even if she were as young as 12 in 2014 (in which case they definitely would have reported him right away), she'd be 18 now and I have trouble imagining what could have happened between them recently to get him arrested in 2020? Maybe it is just me, but I totally don't get what happened here.

I read this story earlier. From what I remember, part of the reason it wasn't reported earlier is because the victim was suicidal and her mother was hesitant on taking action. They were still active while he knew she was underage.

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jesus i used to root for that guy every season as a big fan of the show

very disappointing
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