Where Is Disgraced American Ninja Warrior, Drew Drechsel, Now?

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Drechsel met the victim of his abuse when she was 14 years old. The victim filed a complaint when she was 19, and said the abuse continued from around the ages of 15 to 17. The victim reportedly told her mother about what happened when she was 15, around 2015, when Drechsel was 26, and once confronted by the victim's mother, Drechsel admitted the sexual contact but claimed he was unaware of the victim's age. Drechsel and the victim continued contact after that time.

According to court documents, the victim threatened self-harm if her mother informed the authorities before she decided to file a police report herself, at the age of 19. The Department of Justice claims Drechsel "enticed and coerced a minor to travel to Connecticut to engage in illicit sexual conduct," and "engaged in online sexual communications with a minor and induced her to manufacture sexually explicit images of herself and send them to Drechsel." 

Each charge Drechsel faced carried from 20 years at minimum to life in prison, and each count carried a potential maximum fine of $250,000. Upon learning of Drechsel's arrest, NBC Universal said in a statement, "Moving forward, the 'American Ninja Warrior' brand will sever all ties with Mr. Drechsel, including his appearance on future seasons of the show." Drechsel was 31 years old at the time of his arrest.

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