BOISE, ID – The Idaho Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested three men across multiple counties during the week of September 1–5 on charges related to alleged possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, the arrests began on Monday, September 1, when 64-year-old Vanu Barrett of Cassia County was taken into custody and charged with 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of possessing an obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse.

On Tuesday, September 2, ICAC investigators arrested 22-year-old Donovan Dillon in Canyon County. Dillon faces nine counts of possession of child exploitative material.

The following day, Wednesday, September 3, 47-year-old Daniel Whiteley was arrested in Canyon County on charges of both possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador said the three arrests reflect ongoing reforms within the ICAC Unit. “Idaho families deserve to know that my office has investigators who act fast to protect their children from those that wish to do them harm online,” Labrador stated. “Three arrests in one week are the result of the important reforms we’ve made to the ICAC Unit. In 2022, before I took office, the unit made only thirteen arrests for the entire year, now we are doing more than one a week on average.”

The operations were conducted in cooperation with multiple agencies, including the Rupert Police Department, Cassia County Sheriff’s Office, Heyburn Police Department, Minidoka County Sheriff’s Office, Minidoka County Prosecutor’s Office, Idaho State Police, Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, Caldwell Animal Control, and Nampa Police Department.

Since being restructured under Attorney General Labrador, the ICAC Unit averages more than one arrest per week statewide.

Authorities encourage anyone with information regarding child exploitation 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. More resources are available at ICACIdaho.org.

The Attorney General’s Office emphasized that all charges are accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.