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Former All-About Fitness Gym Owner Faces Multiple Sex Crimes in Waynesville

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Former All-About Fitness Gym Owner Faces Multiple Sex Crimes in Waynesville

Waynesville -- October 25, 2025: Charges of multiple sex crimes have led to the surrender of Stephen Edward Speed, the former owner of Waynesville's All About Fitness gym.

Waynesville Police arrest the former local gym owner after months long investigation into crimes involving sexual exploitation and domestic violence.

Speed is currently being held at the Haywood County Detention Center, according to information released by the Waynesville Police Department on social media.

Disseminating Obscenity X 5

-Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor X 2

-Extortion

-Intimidating a Witness-Possession of Firearm by Person Subject to Domestic Violence Order

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-Second Degree Forcible Sexual Offense X 3

-Assault by Strangulation

Speed is currently being held on a $500,000.00 bond.

Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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