'American Ninja Warrior' Winner Convicted of Child Sex Crimes

The season 11 winner, born Andrew Drechsel, was first arrested in 2020, just weeks after the competition series wrapped its 12th season. NBC cut ties with Drechsel, 35, at the time and cut his appearance from the season entirely.

The 'Last Man Standing' Season 8 winner has been accused of “seeking to have sex with a minor and inciting her to send him explicit sexual images.”

The Florida resident was charged in a New Jersey court with making child pornography, enticing a minor to travel for illicit sexual relations, traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual relations with a minor and using the interstate commerce to attract a minor. A criminal complaint says Drechsel met the victim, a teenager from New Jersey, “after an event attended by many of (the) 'American Ninja Warrior' competitors.”