[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today a new partnership between Canyon County and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led by his office. Canyon County Commissioners, in coordination with Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue, passed a resolution to join the ICAC Task Force and provide a full-time affiliate investigator.
In addition, the City of Nampa Police Department will also be joining the ICAC Task Force with a full-time affiliate investigator, bringing the total full-time agency participants to eleven.
“We are profoundly grateful for this new partnership with Sheriff Kieran Donahue, Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff, and Canyon County Commissioners Van Beek, Holton and Brooks,” said Attorney General Labrador. “Each agency adds needed capacity in our ability to protect children across Idaho from abuse and exploitation and helps keep these dangerous predators out of our community. We could not do this vital work without our dedicated local partners.”
“The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office is proud to join this partnership to protect Idaho children from dangerous predators who use the internet and other technology to exploit and abuse them,” said Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue. “Children are some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and we must make every effort to protect them. I’m thankful to Attorney General Labrador and the ICAC Task Force for this new partnership that will undoubtedly help keep Canyon County children safer from internet predators.”
“Teamwork is essential for making our communities safer,” said Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff. “It is vital that we work together to protect our most vulnerable population and ensure that child predators are removed from our streets. This commitment is crucial for creating truly safe communities.”
The Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is one of sixty-one ICAC Task Forces in the Country. It is a multi-jurisdictional coalition of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute individuals who use the internet or other technology to criminally exploit children. The Idaho ICAC Task Force is comprised of 25 full-time personnel including 11 full-time ICAC affiliate investigators and over 150+ part-time affiliate investigators statewide.
So far in 2024, the ICAC Task Force has received 2,475 cyber-tips for investigation from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. On average, the ICAC Task Force is making one arrest every week across Idaho.
Both the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Nampa Police Department ICAC investigator positions are anticipated to begin on November 4th.
Parents, educators, and law enforcement officials can find more information and helpful resources at the ICAC website, ICACIdaho.org.