State of Idaho Office of the Attorney General

06/03/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/03/2025 11:41

AG Labrador Announces Arrest of Idaho Falls Man for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Home Newsroom AG Labrador Announces Arrest of Idaho Falls Man for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of a Child

BOISE - Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators within his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested twenty-three-year-old Joel Clarke on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material. Clarke was charged with three counts of distribution of child sexual exploitation material and seven counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material.

"My office will continue to pursue allegations of child exploitation," said Attorney General Labrador. "We will continue to work tirelessly to protect children in Idaho and ensure that individuals accused of such heinous offenses are brought before the court to answer for these alleged crimes."

Members of the Idaho ICAC Task Force who assisted with the arrest include the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and Madison County Sheriff's Office.

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.

The charges listed above are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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