former American Ninja Warrior Champion, of St. Cloud, Florida, was sentenced to prison for multiple child sex crimes.
Andrew Dreschusel, 35, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in 2014 for having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. people report on friday:
Former ‘American Ninja Warrior’ champion Drew Dreschel sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sex crimes https://t.co/9rozIavPRG
— People (@people) June 28, 2024
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey detail In a press release on Wednesday, the company said:
Andrew Dreschsel, 35, of St. Cloud, Florida, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2023, before Chief U.S. District Judge Rene M. Bambu to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of knowingly persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing a minor to travel out of state to engage in sexual conduct. The defendant faces a number of charges. Judge Bambu imposed the sentence today in Camden Federal Court.
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From 2014 to November 8, 2019, Dreschsel lived in Hamden, Connecticut. The victim lived in New Jersey. On November 8, 2019, law enforcement investigators searched one of Dreschsel’s cellphones and discovered child sexual abuse imagery, including photos and videos of the victim when she was 14 and 15 years old. Dreschsel admitted to first meeting the victim in 2014 while he was active in the parkour community as an “American Ninja Warrior.” Dreschsel admitted to sending text messages to the victim and discussing plans to engage in sexual acts with the victim. At Dreschsel’s urging, the victim traveled across state lines in July 2015, and Dreschsel engaged in sexual relations with the victim.
NBC has reportedly severed ties with Dreschussel. arrested NBC’s Mike Sinton spoke out about the crime in 2020, saying, “He will be edited out of American Ninja Warrior.” He also noted that the network “will be editing him out of American Ninja Warrior” because “he was competing in a season that was scheduled to air this fall.”
NBC is cutting all ties with Drew Dreschel and removing him from “American Ninja Warrior,” where he was a contestant on the season scheduled to air this fall, following his arrest and indictment on child sex crimes charges. pic.twitter.com/H03cTxBF2n
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) August 5, 2020
Dreschsel was given 15 years’ probation and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim, prosecutors said.
Video footage show A large crowd cheered on Dreschsel as he competed. American Ninja Warrior:
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): Website“Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse that involves sexual activity with a minor. A child cannot consent to any form of sexual activity.”
“When perpetrators interact with children in this way, they are committing a crime that can have lasting effects on victims for years to come,” the site reads.
