CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Former West Virginia Delegate Elliott Pritt pleaded guilty Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to a federal charge involving an underage student.
Pritt, 36, entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted production of child pornography during a hearing in federal court in Charleston.
As part of the plea agreement, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss two additional charges involving enticement of a minor and witness tampering.
During the hearing, Pritt admitted to exchanging nude photographs with the student through Snapchat on more than 10 occasions.
Pritt faces between 15 and 30 years in federal prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 4, 2027, before U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger in Charleston.
Pritt previously represented Fayette County in the West Virginia House of Delegates and worked as a teacher at Oak Hill High School before his arrest in July 2026.
He was elected to the House of Delegates in 2022 as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 2023.
