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American Ninja Warrior competitor Drew Drechsel was arrested Tuesday and charged with seeking sex with a minor and inducing her to send him sexual explicit images, the Justice Department said. The charges arose from a series of encounters that beginfive years ago with a New Jersey girl who was then 15. Drechsel, 31, of Saint Cloud, Florida, appeared Tuesday in a federal court in Florida and was to be transfered to New Jersey, where the case will be prosecuted. NBC issued a statement saying it was shocked and disturbed by the allegations and that the American Ninja Warrior brand will sever all ties with Mr. Drechsel. Drechsel reportedly met the alleged victim at an American Ninja Warrior event and arranged for her to visit him in July 2015 at the Connecticut gym he owned, the Real Life Ninja Academy. The girl said they had oral sex and then intercourse on a mattress behind the warped wall he used for training. Over the following two years, she alleged, they again met for sex in person and had sexual encounters on Skype. In June 2019, she went to the police in Cherry Hills, N. J. , and told them of the alleged acts. The charges detailed in the complaint:All of the counts also carry a maximum fine of $250,000 each. A nine-time participant in the televised obstacle course series, Drechsel was the last ninja standing in 2016 and 2018, and last year became only the third person in the series 11 seasons to successfully complete all stages. He and his longtime girlfriend had their first child in December.

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