Bonneville and Bannock County men sentenced in child porn cases
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IDAHO FALLS — Two eastern Idaho men have been sentenced in their respective cases dealing with child porn.
According to a news release from Idaho’s Attorney General, Skylar Reed, 25, and Seth Tanaka, 23, each plead guilty to two counts of possession of child porn. Both men were sentenced on Feb. 28.
Skylar Reed
According to court records, Reed was originally charged with 10 counts of possession of child porn, but on Feb. 3, he took a plea agreement that dismissed eight of the counts.
The new release states that District Judge Robert Naftz sentenced the 25-year-old in Bannock County to a two-and-a-half-year fixed sentence and seven and a half years indeterminate.
Court documents state that on Nov. 12, a detective from the Boise Police Department called the Pocatello Police Department about an investigation into Reed.
The detective informed PPD that Reed had been using the social media apps Discord and Kik to download child porn when he was in the two cities.
A search warrant was conducted, and Reed was detained and interviewed.
While interviewed, Reed confirmed the usernames he used on social media, admitted he was “addicted to pornography,” and had transitioned from adult pornography to child porn.
The 25-year-old also told PPD that he used another social media app Telegram to view the child porn.
The news release states phones used by Reed had numerous files of child porn depicting children being raped.
Seth Tanaka
The 23-year-old was sentenced in Bonneville County to two counts of possession of child porn.
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He was originally charged with five felony counts, but three were dismissed through a plea agreement.
According to the news release, District Judge Michael Whyte sentenced Tanaka to three years fixed and seven years indeterminate.
Whyte retained jurisdiction for one year, meaning Tanaka will complete a rider treatment program in prison for one year. After the year is up, Whyte will determine whether to send Tanaka to probation or continue with his prison sentence.
According to court documents, in February 2024, a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from Snapchat reported multiple files containing child porn from an account in Idaho Falls.
The account belonged to Tanaka, and in August, a search warrant was conducted, seizing the 23-year-old electronic devices.
The documents state the man’s phone contained multiple nude photos of female children between the ages of 11 to 14.
When interviewed by police, Tanaka confirmed the Snapchat account was his but was shut down as he was using it to look at child porn.