[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that Christian Angel Tinoco, 32, was convicted of ten (10) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by Distributing Sexually Exploitative Material (Child Pornography) and ten (10) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by Possession of Sexually Exploitative Material. The Distribution of Sexually Exploitative Material is a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison and the Possession of Sexually Exploitative Material is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. On March 4, 2025, Senior District Judge Stephen S. Dunn sentenced Tinoco to a total of sixteen (16) years in prison. Tinoco will be eligible for parole after three years, will be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Idaho law.

“Removing these predators from our streets is a top priority for our office,” said Attorney General Labrador.  “Our ICAC prosecutors and investigators work hard to deliver justice for these tragically young victims of such disturbing crimes.  I’m continually grateful for the partnerships that have been built across the state.  Protecting children in our communities is a team effort, and we’ve built a great team.”

In approximately January of 2024, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit received a CyberTip that an account belonging to Tinoco contained child sexual abuse material (CSAM). After obtaining search warrants, officers searched Tinoco’s home and digital devices. Forensic examiners from the Officer of the Attorney General were able to locate multiple files of CSAM and chat logs showing the exchange of CSAM with other individuals through online platforms. Many of these files depicted minor children, both male and female, as young as approximately one month old, and some of these files depicted children engaged in sex acts with adults.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General James Haws. The lead investigators on the case were Jared Mendenhall from the Idaho Falls Police Department and Korey Payne from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.  Both serve in the Attorney General’s ICAC Unit.

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.