American Ninja Warrior champion Drew Drechsel was sentenced to 121 months in prison for receiving child pornography and enticement to travel for illicit sexual conduct.
U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger confirmed in a Wednesday, June 26, press release that Drechsel, 35, had been sentenced in a Camden, New Jersey, federal court. Drechsel was also sentenced to 15 years of supervised release and a $100,00 fine as restitution to the victim.
After an FBI investigation in 2020, Drechsel pleaded guilty in June 2023 to 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.
Drechsel previously lived in Connecticut between 2014 and 2019, when he allegedly communicated with a child based in New Jersey. Law enforcement’s investigation revealed Drechsel kept images of the then-14-year-old on his phone. Drechsel admitted that they met through parkour activities tied to his experience on American Ninja Warrior.
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