Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that investigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested 45-year-old Thomas Stewart on July 23,2026. Stewart was taken into custody on eleven counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material. These charges are accusations only; the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
The ICAC Unit was assisted in this arrest by HSI, US Marshals, Post Falls PD, Kootenai County Sheriff, Coeur d’Alene PD, Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Attorney General’s ICAC Unit collaborates closely with the Idaho ICAC Task Force, a statewide coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies dedicated to investigating and prosecuting individuals who use the internet to criminally exploit children.
Parents, educators, and law enforcement officials can access additional information and resources at the ICAC website: www.icacidaho.org
Anyone with information related to the exploitation of children is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency, the Attorney General’s ICAC Unit at 208 947 8700, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1 800 843 5678.