Olympic wrestling champion Kyle Snyder arrested in Ohio prostitution sting

Olympic wrestling champion Kyle Snyder was 1 of much than a twelve radical arrested arsenic portion of a prostitution sting successful Ohio.

Police successful Columbus conducted an cognition aimed astatine reducing prostitution successful the metropolis connected Friday, and the 29-year-old Snyder was arrested successful a edifice country for engaging successful prostitution. He was released from custody astatine the scene.

Columbus constabulary spokesperson Caitlyn McIntosh said officers had posted online ads past week to “solicit others to prosecute successful intersexual enactment for hire”. Police said a antheral aboriginal identified arsenic Snyder had replied to 1 of the postings and arranged to conscionable astatine a section hotel. Once determination helium paid wealth to an undercover serviceman and requested intersexual services. Police said 15 different men were caught successful the sting. Snyder is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected 19 May.

Snyder is considered 1 of the champion wrestlers of his generation, and was a assemblage prima astatine Ohio State, located successful Columbus. While inactive astatine assemblage helium won an Olympic golden astatine the 2016 Rio Olympics. In college, helium won 3 consecutive NCAA heavyweight titles betwixt 2016 and 2018, and was aboriginal inducted into Ohio State’s athletics hallway of fame. He besides won an Olympic metallic astatine the Tokyo Games successful 2021 on with 3 satellite title titles.

In 2018, Donald Trump appointed Snyder to the President’s Council connected Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. This period Snyder signed up to Hulk Hogan’s Real American Freestyle wrestling league, which is owed to commencement successful August.

Snyder, Ohio State and the Real American Freestyle wrestling league person yet to remark publically connected his arrest.