Pierce Anthony Eller faces 18 counts in Kingman vape photo trade
A 41-year-old school janitor admitted to giving vapes and alcohol to four girls in exchange for explicit images, authorities said.
By Nadia Rahman ·
Pierce Anthony Eller, 41, admitted Wednesday to trading vape pens and alcohol for nude photos from four underage girls in northwestern Arizona.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced the charges on Thursday. Eller, a janitor at a Kingman-area school employed by a private contractor, faces 18 counts in total.
Investigators stated the exchanges began in February with an underage family friend. The sheriff’s office confirmed 10 separate trades occurred between Eller and that specific victim.
Deputies said the initial victim later told her friends about the arrangement. Those friends then contacted Eller through social media platforms to make similar deals.
Eller provided vapes and alcohol to three additional girls, ages 14 to 16, in return for their explicit photos. He was booked into jail on 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of luring a minor, and four counts of commercial exploitation of a minor.
Officers found further evidence on Eller’s phone after his admission. The sheriff’s office noted that none of the four victims were students at the school where Eller worked.
