Until 2005, Stigsson was also president of the Swedish Wrestling Federation. Stigsson was arrested in early 2005 on suspicion of rape, spousal abuse and mishandling of top secret classified documents. He was convicted of spousal abuse on 6 July 2005 and sentenced to 6 months of prison for two counts of assault, which was later reduced to three months on appeal.
Stigsson held the position of president of the Swedish Wrestling Federation until 2005 when he was arrested on charges of rape, spousal abuse, and mishandling classified documents. He was found guilty of spousal abuse in July 2005 and sentenced to six months in prison for two counts of assault, which was later reduced to three months on appeal.