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‘Sexual Battery’: Teen Wrestler Charged After Using Controversial ‘Butt Drag’ Move

A 17-year-old California boy is being charged with sexual battery after performing a controversial wrestling move on a teammate during practice.

Preston Hill, age 17 of Fresno, drew the charges after performing the “butt drag,” a submission move where a wrestler places his finger between his opponent’s buttocks and tries to turn him.

But Ross Rice, father of the alleged victim, said Hill took the move to the extreme.

“This kid basically targeted my son, pinned him to the ground and assaulted him,” he told KABC. He said his 15-year-old son was painfully penetrated for at least 30 seconds by his teammate’s fingers during a wrestling drill last year.

Hill, however, says it is a legal move that he was taught by his coaches.

From KABC:

“They’re sweating and grappling with one another,” said Charles Magill, Hill’s attorney. “There is a certain amount of give and take that‘s involved when you’re in that type of an intimate sport. We defended by saying that the conduct that he’s alleged to have done is overblown and completely out of context with what happened.”

Encino’s Crespi Carmelite High School wrestling coach Mike Odman says the butt drag is a legal move, but he would never teach his students to penetrate an opponent with their fingers.

“There’s nothing in wrestling tactics that would say when in doubt, insert,” Odman said. “That never comes into play.”

The case may eventually come down to if Hill premeditated the move and intended to harm the alleged victim. Ross says Hill made a threatening gesture before the two wrestled, but Hill denies that. A doctor’s report does say that the alleged victim was slightly injured as a result.

It’s unclear what will happen to Hill if convicted. He is, however, currently suspended and facing expulsion. The trial was originally scheduled for this week but has been delayed until January so the prosecution can investigate the incident further.

Comments (154)

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  • SlimnRanger
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:14pm

    and Barney Frank was over heard saying“damn lucky kid”

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  • Have-Gun-Will-Travel
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:11pm

    Now lets not get this confused with the gays butt drag
    there is a big difference
    wrestling butt drag no penetration
    Gays butt drag also called San Fransisco butt drag is all to do with penetration

    Report Post » Have-Gun-Will-Travel  
  • N37BU6
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:07pm

    I laughed my ass off… thanks.

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  • Have-Gun-Will-Travel
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:05pm

    I wrestled in High School and their was sometimes I would have the guys nut sack pushed up against my face for 2 minutes and I was winning.\

    When is CA going to break off and just sink

    Report Post » Have-Gun-Will-Travel  
  • Brent
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:04pm

    The fact that this is a “legal” wrestling move is concerning …

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  • EPROM
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:01pm

    Butt Drag? …..and here I thought this was just going to be about cigarette smoking.

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  • Mark Tripp
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:59pm

    Ok, wait a second. First, I have been doing this stuff a LONG time. Wrestling, Judo, even trained people for the UFC. I have NEVER heard of shoving your fingers up someones rear end for any kind of a turn over. In High School Wrestling there are NO submissions… so, and with pun intended, this story smells as much as the kids fingers must have…..

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    • The Dude
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:05pm

      It isn’t a submission move, its a control move. You’re on your back, someone on top and he’s trying to scooch around to the side for a pin. You grab right between his buttocks and stop the turn. Its legit, and 20 years ago when I was wrestling it wasn’t “frowned upon”. But nobody on my team ever did it because it was gross. As mentioned above, I saw it used very successfully in a tournament.

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    • Sharkhaywood
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:44pm

      That may be the move Dude but in this case the kid who pulled the move was on top and did it because he said he wanted to make the kid wrestle more.

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  • Sharkhaywood
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:56pm

    This is big news in Fresno where I live. The thing is the Hill kid was quoted in the local paper as saying he did it to the other kid (who is an underclassman) to encourage the kid to wrestle with him because he wasn’t moving. That was also just a practice and not during a match. This is why the local DA is going after the kid. There was simply no reason for the kid to do it other than to mess with the smaller kid. Didn’t watch the video because I know about the case but it should also be mentioned the kid has been expelled from school.

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  • GetUpOnTheWheel
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:46pm

    So the “butt drag” is a “known” wrestling move?
    …but does the known move involve sticking fingers up your opponents anus? Or is this some new enhanced version of the butt drag?

    Report Post » GetUpOnTheWheel  
  • Barry Soetoro
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:43pm

    Let me be clear, there is nothing wrong with a little ****-erotic horsing around.

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    • Nutthuggers
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 11:14pm

      You could grab a guy by the balls and move him into a submission position also but there is a “man code” to all gentlemanly sports. If anyone has ever see the South Park episode where Butter keeps accidentally shooting guys in the balls. “Butters! You don’t shoot men in the balls!! It is totally uncool!”. The people commenting on this story have had me crying from laughter. Thanks.

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  • Richlove1
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:39pm

    The coach said he wouldn’t teach his kids to “penetrate an opponent.” Glad that sodomy is not yet acceptable as a wrestling tactic, but they are in CA, so it’s only a matter of time before it is. That kind of rule change would make wrestling the most popular sport in San Francisco.

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  • SherryO
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:39pm

    This is a dirty move and is very frowned upon. It is also an illegal move for the fingers to be inserted. To me, yes the 17 year old should be punished, but the coach and the school also need to be held responsible. It is also my understanding that this may have been a case of bullying as well.

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  • The Dude
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:38pm

    The Butt Drag is a legit move. I wresteled in highschool, and we learned it, but none of us used it. I saw it used once at a tornament, and it works well. Totally appropriate move, though kind of nasty to watch/do.

    That said, if someone thought they had license to use it and thought they could get away with being a bully with it to harm someone, I can see them “digging in” (as it were), to cause pain. Normally, you just put your hand there and hold on for dear life while someone tries to pin you.

    You may now giggle and laugh at me, I’m used to it :(

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:48pm

      im having bad visions of dude in tights…….yuck!

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    • Jim
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:06pm

      Sweaty dudes in tights with brown stinky fingers! EEW!!!

      Report Post » Jim  
  • NickDeringer
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:38pm

    Ahhh The Blaze!! The news site for people with ADD.

    Look! A squirrel!!

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:42pm

      you would know this huh nick? what are you doing here then? go back to your huffingtonhoe then we dont need your kind here stinking up the place. now be gone ******* loser!

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    • Thomas Payne
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:56pm

      Totally…….oh look shiny! Wanna ride bikes?

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    • Max jones
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:57pm

      what kind of squirrel?

      Max jones  
    • Jim
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:03pm

      Ooo! A rabbit! AROOO!!!

      Report Post » Jim  
    • Its Gonna Getcha
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:15pm

      LOL – (……which way did he go, which way did he go…….)

      Report Post » Its Gonna Getcha  
  • voted against carter
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:37pm

    Preston Hill, is most likely “GAY” and copping a “FEEL” from the boy he has a crush on in the only way he new might be “acceptable”.

    And wresting is way GAY any way. Is that a rhyme??

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  • Flux
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:34pm

    Any move in which someone puts their fingers up the other guy’s ass should be disallowed. That’s my 2 cents worth. No ass-grabbing. Unless it’s porno, no ass-grabbing.

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  • salvawhoray
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:31pm

    use a butt plug and problem solved.

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  • GeauxAlready
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:26pm

    Did I hear that the one kid had his hand up the others behind for thirty seconds. Are they married now?

    Report Post » SpankDaMonkey  
  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:25pm

    Wrestling? You mean when one sweaty guy wearing spandex gets on the floor, and another sweaty guy wearing spandex gets on top of him?

    Report Post » Its Gonna Getcha  
    • Oh, God!
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:42pm

      Wearing tights, don’t forget the tights. Reminds me of a scene from Breakfast Club and gave me a good laugh.

      Report Post » Oh, God!  
    • Oh, God!
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:49pm

      Had to do it, could not resist. For all those people who remember this, this is for you. Well, it at least made me laugh and I needed that.

      Andrew: Look, you guys keep up your talking and Vernon’s gonna come right in here. I got a meet this Saturday and I’m not gonna miss it on account of you boneheads.
      Bender: Oh, and wouldn’t that be a bite, huh? Missing a whole wrestling meet!
      Andrew: You wouldn’t know anything about it, (expletive)! You never competed in your whole life!
      Bender: Oh, I know. I feel all empty inside because of it. I have such a deep admiration for guys who roll around on the floor with other guys.
      Andrew: Ah, you’d never make it. You don’t have any goals
      Bender: Oh, but I do!
      Andrew: Yeah?
      Bender: I wanna be just… like… you. I figure all I need is a lobotomy and some tights!
      Brian: You wear tights?
      Andrew: No, I don’t wear tights. I wear the required uniform.
      Brian: Tights.
      Andrew: [short pause] Shut Up!

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:33pm

      Gross out.

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    • Its Gonna Getcha
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 6:20pm

      @Oh God – you’re chronic!

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  • Warphead
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:23pm

    Regardless of the origins and or history. I think this wrestling around on the floor thing with some guy is really discusting and creeps me out. To me it just seems to lend itself to the type of abuse listed above. To each their own I guess.

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:22pm

    Training for the TSA, obviously.

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:20pm

    I saw a dog do that.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:57pm

      Sounds like you need a rolled up newspaper, or maybe a hose??

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    • chips1
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 9:49pm

      Glenn says to think outside the box. It’s the exact same move in bowling. Thumb in the hole or no chance to pick up the 7-10 split.

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  • GeauxAlready
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:18pm

    Butt Drag they said Butt Drag

    Now thats funny right there……

    What happened Leroy? I was Butt Draggin Cleatus and cops showed up…………….

    Report Post » SpankDaMonkey  
    • ozchambers
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:10pm

      I thought it was called a “shocker”

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:17pm

      Preceeded by a gas comercial. Gas and butt drags, oh my teen will love this when he gets home from school.

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    • grover75
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:27pm

      i just loved the line “trying to turn him” with a finger up the butt what kind of turn we talking about

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:34pm

      i did that to my girlfriend once she was mad for a week……

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    • TERMLIMITSNOW
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:47pm

      The ol’ stinky pinky move, nice! It’s CA, why is anyone surprised???

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    • NES
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:19pm

      AKA: Quantitative Easing.

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  • lecar
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:18pm

    LGBT culture should be outraged that this is going to trial!

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  • booger71
    Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:15pm

    Butt drag? Are these coaches serious?

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    • FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:23pm

      Just a little to much male contact for my taste………………VICTORY OR DEATH

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    • CYCLONE
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:25pm

      .. it’s a legitimate hold and takedown…

      HOWEVER, you are’nt supposed to stick any fingers in your opponents anus… let alone 30 seconds… this is a senior hazing a freshman…OR… (something even crazier)…

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    • FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:25pm

      How could any “normal” boy want to insert anything into another boy for the sake of a game……Now life and death, that’s another story…..VICTORY OR DEATH

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:25pm

      I was a wrestler in High School. We called it a “goose.”

      I can’t tell you how effective it is, mostly because of two factors: lots of nerve endings, and a hole in the pelvic bone that gives you the ability to gain leverage.

      This is literally nothing new, since this hold has been a part of freestyle wrestling since ancient Greece and Rome.

      The guy who had the move performed on him was also taught what it is, why it works, and likely used it before, as well.

      Nothing to see here. Move along.

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:26pm

      Lets see…. Son got his ass whupped …whines to his looser pop,,, Pop calls the cops,,, Dad will next sue,, The other kid.the coach. the school, the school district, and lastly The state

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    • Sledgehammer
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:26pm

      It’s an old move that has been discouraged for many years, (in many comf. it’s been banned) It also leads to many broken jaws! I do not know if this is the way to deal with it, I’ll leave it to the jury!

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    • GeauxAlready
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:30pm

      Gives a whole new spin on “The Stink Finger”…………

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    • El Paco
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:32pm

      Hence why I was a swimmer. I’d take parading around in speedos ANYDAY over what those wrestlers did.

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    • sofaking obvious
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:43pm

      What an ASStronomical move.
      I’ve heard of giving someone a black eye BUT never a *********.

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 2:59pm

      What coincidence, I‘m wearing one of my husband’s college wrestling shirts today…

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    • hkyfan36
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:07pm

      At my sons school they call that move the OBAMA. The first part of it is the LEANING FORWARD or the (MSNBC)

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:09pm

      Political correctness going over the cliffside again.

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    • jds7171
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:12pm

      The wrestler who did that move was probably to weak to turn him over. so he had to keep trying and finally was able to do it. I would never do something like that. I would lose then do something like that.

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:28pm

      now dont that make ya wanna wash your hands? hey no sniffing of your fingers eather.

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    • Cliff
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:32pm

      hkyfan36 <— Stop!! Im laughing so hard my sides hurt!!!

      http://www.mentorlynx.com

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    • NES
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:13pm

      He should have countered with a titty twister… :P

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:36pm

      @jds7171

      More likely they guy that did it wasn’t too weak to turn him over, the guy probably got shot on & got his legs taken rather than sprawling. Now the “offender” is on his butt and trying to fight not to have the takedown without being able to use his legs. The “offended” probably had the offender’s legs trapped, then the “offender” goosed him to get him to loosten up on his legs so he could use his legs to get the takedown.

      That’s the scenario that happens most often.

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:45pm

      This take “grab ass” to a whole new level. Some of the comments here indicate that grabbing the rectum with a finger is acceptable in wrestling. If so, then grabbing the mouth with the same finger would also be acceptable? I don’t think so. Sexual battery makes sense here.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:50pm

      There is a simple solution for this pokey finger maneuver…..just need to come up with a defensive move to guard against it…..I like to call it the “enraged gerbil”…….lol, sorry folks……reading this gave me a sudden and inexplicable Richard Gere recollection……Im sooooo ashamed right now…not!!

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    • Max jones
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 4:59pm

      perfect time for a big ol’ greasy f**t!

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 7:35pm

      What ? with no grease even ?? oooooofffffhhhaaaa !!!!!!!

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    • Nutthuggers
      Posted on December 10, 2010 at 11:03pm

      @NES “He should have countered with a titty twister”…that is funny!! LMAO

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    • daveg64
      Posted on December 11, 2010 at 10:18pm

      He should have countered with the “nut buster”, you use your fist, foot, or knee to strike your oponent in the balls (testicles) with as much direct force as you can muster.

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    • Sparkyspool
      Posted on December 12, 2010 at 8:42am

      did he cram his finger through the tights, or is there a little door for this purpose ;-).

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