Squatty Potty Co-Founder Indicted on Child Abuse Charges

Robert Edwards, the 50-year-old co-founder of the Squatty Potty bathroom accessory brand, was indicted on federal charges of receiving child sexual abuse material and arrested in Washington County, Utah, earlier this month, authorities announced.

Edwards, a resident of Ivins, Utah, faces one count of receipt of child sexual abuse material, a felony under federal law, stemming from activities alleged to have occurred between March 2021 and November 2025. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 10, 2026, taken into custody two days later, and pleaded not guilty during an initial court appearance on February 23 in St. George, Utah. He remains in federal custody without bail pending a detention hearing scheduled for March 2, when a judge will decide whether he should stay detained through the trial process.

The investigation began in March 2021, when an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent infiltrated an online group chat suspected of facilitating the exchange of child sexual abuse material. During one session, participants viewed videos streamed on a shared screen, and authorities later identified Edwards as one of those present, according to court...