Paul Preece, a member of the winning team on the first season of Netflix's survivalist reality competition seriesOutlast, was arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes in Tennessee on Friday.
The former reality star was charged with rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, and attempted rape of a child, according to Knox County inmate records reviewed byEntertainment Weekly.
A pre-trial court date has not yet been set. Preece is currently being held at the Knox County Jail on a $150,000 bond, with electronic GPS monitoring listed as one of the conditions of his release.
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to the Knox County Sheriff's Department and Netflix for comment.
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According to hisLinkedInprofile, Preece was working as a sales representative for the polyurethane manufacturer Tema Isenmann at the time of his arrest. The company did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly's request for comment.
Preece's page on the professional networking site also lists his time onOutlastunder the job title "Reality TV Personality." That listing includes a link to a podcast he produced in 2023 calledBetween the Horns, which saw Preece sit down with various contestants on his season ofOutlastto discuss their experiences.
Preece appeared on the first season of the wilderness survival competition executive produced by Jason Bateman in March 2023. He competed against 15 other amateur survivalists, who were dropped into a remote section of Alaskan forest to see who can outlast all the others.
Preece ultimately switched his initial Delta team affiliation to the winning Charlie team, becoming the last man standing alongside teammates Nick Radner and Seth Lueker. The team was awarded $1 million in prize money.
Netflix announced last Feb. thatOutlastwould bereturning for a third season, though no premiere date has been announced.
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