Waynesville Gym Owner Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes, Extortion
By Marge | Published 2026-03-20T18:17:57.648Z
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Location: Waynesville, Haywood County, Asheville, NC
Waynesville gym owner Stephen Speed pleads guilty to sex crimes and extortion. Read the latest on this Haywood County case.
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Stephen Edward Speed, the former owner of the now-defunct All About Fitness gym, has entered a guilty plea to resolve a series of criminal charges, according to eCourts records from Wednesday, March 18. The plea deal brings a legal conclusion to the case.Under the terms of the deal, Speed pleaded guilty to the following offenses:Five counts of disseminating obscenity: Relating to the distribution of explicit materials, including photos taken in the gym’s "red light room."One count of ext
Keywords: Waynesville gym owner, Stephen Speed, sex crimes, extortion, Haywood County, All About Fitness, obscenity, assault
