American Ninja Warrior's Drew Drechsel Arrested and Charged With Child Sex Crimes
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contestants. She said they exchanged phone numbers and began texting each other, which allegedly continued until June 2019. According to the criminal complaint, Drechsel and the young woman exchanged text messages on July 6, 2015, when she was 15 years old, about her traveling from her home in New Jersey to his gym in Hamden, Conn. The messages allegedly contained plans for sexual activity. She also claimed she and Drechsel discussed the visit as her 15th "birthday present."
Per the documents, the teen and Drechsel spent time alone together after Drechsel's girlfriend left the gym. They then allegedly proceeded to have sex. The complaint stated the teen told her mother about the alleged incident the next day and that the mother then confronted Drechsel. According to the documents, the mother said Drechsel "did not deny the sexual activity but rather stated he didn't know" the teen's age at the time.
According to the criminal complaint, Drechsel and the teen continued to exchange text messages about sexual activity. The teen claimed that, in one January 2016 conversation, Drechsel told her he would be traveling from Connecticut to New Jersey and that he wanted to meet for a sexual encounter. Drechsel also allegedly told the teen to delete their messages. The teen claimed they had sex in a parking lot.
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