Ada County Man Arrested for Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Exploitation Material

[BOISE] - Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested fifty-four-year-old Brandon Taro on Tuesday, October 15^th, 2024, for four (4) counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material and one (1) count of distribution of child sexual exploitation material after a search warrant was served at his residence.

"I am grateful for the hard work of our investigators and prosecutors, and for the dedication of our partner ICAC agencies across the state," said Attorney General Labrador. "Protecting kids from sexual abuse and exploitation is a top priority for all of us. Our children deserve to be safe from these horrible crimes and predators."

Agencies that assisted the ICAC Task Force were the Meridian Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations.

Anyone with information regarding the exploitation of children is encouraged to contact local police, the Attorney General's ICAC Unit at 208-947-8700, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678.

The Attorney General's ICAC Unit works with the Idaho ICAC Task Force, a coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to investigate and prosecute individuals who use the internet to criminally exploit children.

Parents, educators, and law enforcement officials can find more information and helpful resources at the ICAC website, ICACIdaho.org.