Teacher-lawmaker accused of using Roblox to lure student, 15, for sex: Shocking, disgusting and disappointing

A teacher who is also a West Virginia lawmaker is accused of using Roblox to lure a 15-year-old student for sex — later begging her not to tell anyone to avoid him losing his “entire life,” according to officials.David Elliott Pritt, 36, who serves as a Republican delegate in West Virginia’s lower legislative chamber, began talking with the 15-year-old student last year when she was in eighth grade and he was a middle school teacher, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Post.He professed that he “loved her” over Roblox and Snapchat before the conversations took a sexual turn, with Pritt demanding naked photos of the girl and sending her videos of himself masturbating, according to the document.The messaging escalated when they both moved to Oak Hill High School in Fayette, and in late 2025 the creepy teacher invited her into his classroom for sex, according to the affidavit.She touched him sexually and had oral sex with him in his classroom roughly five to ten times in total, with the last occurrence being in either Dec.2025 or Jan.

2026, according to the affidavit. The two continued to exchange messages until June 2026 — when Pritt begged the girl not to tell anyone about the relationship or the police would seize their phones and “open up hell in our lives.”Pritt predicted — correctly — that if the sick relationship was revealed, “it would be in the news,” the girl told investigators.“It would be awful.For both of us.

And I would lose my entire life,” he allegedly told her.The investigation began on July 9 after the child’s family reported the allegations to authorities.He was arrested this week and federally charged with enticing a minor.Pritt has represented Fayette County in District 50 of the House of Delegates since 2022, according to WCSH-TV. He was initially elected as a Democrat and hopped the aisle and became a Republican in 2023.House Speaker Roger Hanshaw released a fiery statement saying Pritt has been r...