BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested sixty-seven-year-old Kenneth Ely on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, for alleged sexual exploitation of a child. Kenneth Ely was charged with ten counts of possession of child exploitation material. 
 
“Protecting children from exploitation across the state is one of our most important responsibilities in the Office of the Attorney General,” said Attorney General Labrador. “We will pursue every lead and work with our law enforcement partners across North Idaho to thoroughly investigate these allegations and ensure that those who allegedly harm children are held accountable under the law.”
 
The Latah County Sheriff’s Office, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lewiston Police Department, United States Secret Service, and the Moscow Police Department assisted the Idaho ICAC Task Force in the arrest.
 
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 defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.