Paul Preece Jr., the first-season winner of Netflix survival competition show “Outlast,” was arrested on March 6 in Tennessee on multiple sex crimes, including the alleged rape of a child. Preece, 51, was charged with rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and attempted rape of a child, per Knox County jail records seen by Page Six.
Preece is being held at Knox County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
Paul Preece Jr., the first-season winner of Netflix survival competition show “Outlast,” seen here in a scene from the show in 2024, was arrested on multiple sex crimes. ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Per Knox County, Tenn., jail records, Preece (seen in mugshot above) was charged with rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and attempted rape of a child. He is being held on $150,000 bond. Knox County Jail Preece competed on “Outlast” in 2023. The show pitted contestants in teams to survive in the Alaskan wilderness for a $1 million prize.
Preece won the season, along with his team members, Seth Lueker and Nick Radner.
