Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced that investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Ove on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, for distributing child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child by possession.
Agencies that assisted the ICAC Task Force included the Lewiston Police Department, Homeland Security, Moscow Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Post Falls Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and United States Postal Inspection Service.
“The partnerships and interagency cooperation with ICAC investigations continue to grow,” said Attorney General Labrador. “Protecting kids from this kind of horrific abuse and exploitation has drawn allies from every corner of Idaho to keep our communities safe.”
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.