CHARLESTON,WV (WOAY) – Former West Virginia delegate and Fayette County teacher Elliott Pritt has indicated that he plans to plead guilty in federal court.
Filings entered show that Pritt says he has signed a plea agreement, intends to enter a guilty plea and asks that the guilty plea hearing proceed to sentencing.
Details of the plea agreement are not available at this time.
A federal grand jury indicted 36-year-old David Elliott Pritt on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and witness tampering.
According to the indictment, the alleged offenses occurred between March 2024 and January 2026 and involved a minor female and the use of the internet and cellular networks.
The indictment also alleges Pritt attempted to intimidate and persuade the minor in June to prevent information about a possible federal crime from being reported to law enforcement.
Pritt was arrested July 22. At the time of the alleged offenses, he was employed as a teacher with Fayette County Schools and represented a Fayette County district in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
He later resigned from the Legislature, and the Fayette County Board of Education terminated his employment.
