Former Rigby Police Officer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography

POCATELLO, ID – A former Rigby police officer has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after admitting to receiving child pornography by assuming the identity of a local woman without her knowledge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.

Caleb Sickinger, 45, was sentenced to 108 months in prison followed by lifetime supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. Sickinger pleaded guilty on April 8, 2025.

Court records show the case began in November 2023 when FBI agents in Alabama arrested a man on child exploitation charges. That individual told investigators he had received illicit images from a “woman” in Idaho. The communications revealed the woman’s name and included her photos.

FBI agents in Idaho identified the woman and the child depicted in the images, but a search of her residence and devices found no link to the crime. Investigators later determined Sickinger had stolen the woman’s photos from her social media account, obtained images of the child from social media, and digitally altered them to appear as child pornography. He then sent the altered images to the Alabama man.

Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott said Sickinger’s actions victimized both the child and the child’s mother, commending federal, state, and local agencies for bringing him to justice.

Special Agent in Charge Mehtab Syed of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office emphasized the long-term harm caused by such exploitation, and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador credited the coordinated investigation with making Idaho safer.

The investigation involved the FBI in Pocatello, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department, and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation.

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