10 Pro Wrestlers Accused Of Heinous Crimes

2. Buck Zumhofe

Buck Zumhofe

AWA Light Heavyweight Champion "Rock 'n' Roll" Buck Zumhofe was forced to vacate his title in 1986 when he was convicted of sexual misconduct involving a minor. He was briefly jailed, but would return to the promotion -- only to be arrested again in 1989 for fourth degree sexual misconduct with a minor. Once again, he was jailed, and once again, he returned to wrestling, competing for WWE and putting over young stars such as The Undertaker and Triple H. The worst was yet to come.

In 2013, Zumhofe was once again arrested -- this time, he was charged with twelve counts of sexual felony misconduct, and his accuser was his own daughter. She claimed that, over a period of twelve years, Zumhofe had molested her in excess of 1800 times. He was found guilty of all twelve counts in March of this year, and attempted to flee the courtroom as the verdict was announced. Needless to say, he didn't get far. In May, Zumhofe was sentenced to 25 years and 10 months in prison.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013