US Entrepreneur Robert Edwards Charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material

Robert Edwards, US multimillionaire and co-founder of Squatty Potty, was indicted and arrested in Utah on federal charges of buying and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) between March 2021 and November 2025. The FBI investigation involved undercover operations and flagged PayPal transactions linked to Edwards. Law enforcement seized electronic devices containing CSAM during a search in November 2025. Edwards pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for a detention hearing in March 2026.