Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested thirty-one-year-old Bryce Berg on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024, for 10 counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material and 1 count of attempted voyeurism after a search warrant was served at his residence. Agencies that assisted the ICAC Task Force in the arrest of Bryce Berg were the Post Falls Police Department, United States Marshals Service, United States Secret Service, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office.
On Wednesday October 23rd, 2024, the Idaho ICAC Task Force also arrested fifty-one-year-old Gregg McFarlane for 7 counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material and 3 counts of possession of computer-generated image child sexual exploitation material after a search warrant was served at his residence. Agencies that assisted the ICAC Task Force in the arrest of Gregg McFarlane were the Pinehurst Police Department, the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, the Kellogg Police Department, and the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office.
“It’s a difficult job and it takes a toll on the staff who are so dedicated to the safety of Idaho’s kids,” said Attorney General Labrador. “However, everyone on our ICAC Task Force is committed to stopping the cycle of exploitation and removing these abusers from our communities. I’m very grateful for the expanding agency partnerships that make this effort successful across the state.”
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.
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