American Ninja Warrior champion Drew Drechsel, 35, is sentenced to 10 years for child sex crimes
Former American Ninja Warrior winner Andrew 'Drew' Drechsel has been sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after being charged with a series of child sex crime charges.
On Wednesday, the United States Attorney's Office District of New Jersey confirmed in a press release that the 35-year-old was ordered to '121 months in prison for receiving child pornography and enticement to travel for illicit sexual conduct.'
The disgraced reality star, best known for winning season 11 of American Ninja Warrior in 2019, was arrested at his home in St. Cloud, Florida in 2020.
On June 1, 2023, Drechsel 'pleaded guilty' in front of 'Chief U.S. District Judge Renée M. Bumb to an information charging him with one count of receiving child pornography and one count of knowingly persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing a minor to travel interstate to engage in sexual activity for which the defendant can be charged with a crime.'
Per the Attorney's Office release, the judge sentenced 'Drechsel to 15 years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim' on top of the prison term.
Former American Ninja Warrior winner Andrew 'Drew' Drechsel has been sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after being charged with a series of child sex crime charges
On Wednesday, the United States Attorney's Office District of New Jersey confirmed in a press release that he received '121 months in prison for receiving child pornography and enticement to travel for illicit sexual conduct.'