School janitor accused of trading vapes for nude photos from girls

KINGMAN, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A school janitor in northwestern Arizona is accused of giving vape pens and alcohol to girls in exchange for naked photos of them.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that Pierce Anthony Eller, 41, is facing more than a dozen charges.

Investigators said Eller works as a janitor at a Kingman-area school through a private contractor, and the vape-for-explicit-photos trades started in February with an underage family friend.

The sheriff’s office said there have been 10 trades between Eller and the victim.

Detectives said the victim then told her friends about the deal, and the friends reached out to Eller on social media.

The sheriff’s office said Eller gave three additional girls, ages 14 to 16, vapes and alcohol in exchange for nude photos of them.

Deputies said Eller admitted to the allegations Wednesday and that they found more evidence on his phone.

He was arrested and 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.

Deputies said none of the victims were students at the school where Eller worked.