Preece was a part of the winning team on the first season of the survivalist competition series, which aired in 2023.

Paul Preece, winner of Netflix’s Outlast, arrested and charged with child rape and assault

Preece was a part of the winning team on the first season of the survivalist competition series, which aired in 2023.

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Paul Preece on 'Outlast' in 2023. Credit:

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Paul Preece, a member of the winning team on the first season of Netflix's survivalist reality competition series *Outlast*, 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 by **.

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.

Paul Preece's 2026 mugshot.

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According to his LinkedIn profile, 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 to **'s request for comment.

Preece's page on the professional networking site also lists his time on *Outlast *under the job title "Reality TV Personality." That listing includes a link to a podcast he produced in 2023 called *Between the Horns*, which saw Preece sit down with various contestants on his season of *Outlast *to discuss their experiences.

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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. that *Outlast *would be returning for a third season, though no premiere date has been announced.

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