Elliott Atwell pleaded guilty to charges on Thursday.
A 34-year-old bodybuilding coach pled guilty on Thursday to federal child exploitation and child pornography charges.
Charlottesville, VA native Elliott Atwell was indicted on charges in 2023 after allegedly sending inappropriate videos and gifts to minors. On Thursday, he pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession and access with intent to view child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia.
According to multiple court documents, Atwell received sexual videos from six minors he manipulated between 2013-2020. He also sent them gifts such as digital cameras, Viagara, and other items. The FBI searched Atwell’s iCloud account and found over 300 images and videos of minors.
Atwell will face a minimum penalty of 15 years at sentencing. This also carries a possible maximum of 30 years.
Elliott Atwell Pleads Guilty
Elliott Atwell was originally indicted in 2023. This was not the first time that Atwell has been accused of behavior such as this. There have been multiple complaints on social media about Atwell’s behavior. Many screenshots of alleged conversations with clients show Atwell asking for sexually explicit videos and photos.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office commented on the situation in 2023:
“BETWEEN DECEMBER 2013 AND APRIL 2020, ATWELL ENTICED AT LEAST SIX MINORS TO RECORD THEMSELVES ENGAGING IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT AND THEN SEND THE RECORDINGS TO HIM,” ACCORDING TO A TUESDAY STATEMENT FROM U.S. ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER KAVANAUGH OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND FBI SPECIAL AGENT STANLEY M. MEADOR.”
Atwell has worked with many bodybuilders and models and this seems to be a pattern of behavior. In 2020, Atwell was arrested and charged after sending a 16-year-old male enhancement pills.
In 2020, bodybuilding YouTuber Greg Doucette highlighted the scandal and accusations made against Elliott Atwell – and broke it down in a 15 minute YouTube video. You can see his discussion covering the news below:
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