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'Squatty Potty' Creator Indicted over Alleged Purchase of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Robert Edwards allegedly received and purchased child sexual abuse material from 2021 to 2025, with PayPal flagging four transactions, leading to his federal indictment and arrest.
- In federal court filings this week, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced a grand jury indictment of a co-creator of the Squatty Potty.
- Following an undercover FBI profile joined a group chat used to trade CSAM in March 2021, investigators say PayPal flagged four transactions in May 2025, leading to a search warrant executed in November.
- Agents say a Zoom link showed child sexual abuse videos and an account labeled `B E` was traced to Edwards, whose seized cell phone contained videos downloaded two weeks before the warrant.
- A federal judge in St. George remanded Edwards to U.S. Marshals custody, with a detention hearing scheduled for March 2, after his arrest on child sexual abuse material charges.
- The case highlights cross-border links and online meeting sharing CSAM, as investigators traced payments to a man in the United Kingdom later convicted, and Edwards is the Squatty Potty co-creator.
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Creator of Squatty Potty charged with buying child pornography
Robert "Bobby" Edwards, the creator and co-founder of Squatty Potty, was arrested after the feds linked him to online accounts that bought child sex abuse material.
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