A school janitor was arrested and accused of exchanging vape pens and alcohol with girls for nude photos of them, officials said.
Pierce Anthony Eller, 41, of Golden Valley, was arrested and booked into a county jail on suspicion of 18 felony counts in connection with the case, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook account Nov. 5.
Eller was accused of soliciting a female juvenile family friend in February to exchange nude photos of herself for a vape. The activity escalated into 10 different exchanges between Eller and the girl, to date, the sheriff's statement said.
The girl passed along the information to her friends, who then reached out to Eller on social media. He provided vape pens and alcohol to at least three more girls, ages 14 to 16, in exchange for their nude photos, according to the statement.
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Sheriff's deputies caught up with Eller, who was employed as a janitor at a Kingman-area school through a private contractor, on Nov. 4. While at his job location, Eller admitted to his involvement, and additional evidence was found on his cell phone, the statement said.
Eller was taken into custody and booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility on suspicion of four counts of luring a minor, 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and four counts of commercial exploitation of a minor.
The jail confirmed Eller was in custody as of the morning of Nov. 6, according to its website.
Sheriff's officials said, at this time, none of the victims were found to be students at the school where Eller worked.
If you are, or know of, a victim related to the case, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office Detective Division can be contacted at 928-753-0753, ext. 4288, and reference DR# 26-043796.
