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's position as president of the Swedish Wrestling Federation ended in 2005 when he was arrested on charges related to rape, spousal abuse, and mishandling classified documents. He was found guilty of spousal abuse in July 2005 and sentenced to prison for two counts of assault, which was later reduced to three months on appeal.