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Idaho Code § 18-1506 (2026)

Sexual abuse of a child under the age of sixteen years. 

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Sexual abuse of a child under the age of sixteen years. 

(1) It is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor child or third party, to:

(a)  Solicit a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to participate in a sexual act;
(b)  Cause or have sexual contact with such minor child, not amounting to lewd conduct as defined in section 18-1508, Idaho Code; or
(c)  Induce, cause or permit a minor child to witness an act of sexual conduct.
(2)  For the purposes of this section, "solicit" means any written, verbal, or physical act which is intended to communicate to such minor child the desire of the actor or third party to participate in a sexual act or participate in sexual foreplay, by the means of sexual contact, photographing or observing such minor child engaged in sexual contact.
(3)  For the purposes of this section, "sexual contact" means any physical contact between such minor child and any person, which is caused by the actor, or the actor causing such minor child to have self contact.
(4)  For the purposes of this section, "sexual conduct" means human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sadomasochistic abuse, or any touching of the genitals or pubic areas of the human male or female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between members of the same or opposite sex or between humans and animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.
(5)  Any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 322 cases (36 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011).
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State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 138× “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
State v. O'NEILL, 796 P.2d 121 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 67× “Idaho Code § 18-1506 is a lesser included offense of the crimes charged in the original Information.”
Mintun v. State, 168 P.3d 40 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 24× “The pertinent portions of Idaho Code § 18-1506 provide: (1) It is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor child or third party, to: (a) solicit a minor child under the age of…”
State v. Hernandez, 832 P.2d 1162 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 18× “The pleas were entered as a result of a plea bargain in which the prosecutor agreed to drop five similar counts involving Hernandez' daughter, the older of the two girls.”
State v. Cartwright, 487 P.3d 737 (Idaho 2021). · cites it 23× “” Cartwright argued that incorporating Idaho Code section 18-1506, which he states prohibits “all physical contact with a minor” under the age of sixteen, renders section 18-1509A unconstitutional.”
State v. Harvey, 129 P.3d 1276 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 22× “I.C. § 18-1506(1)(a). On Appeal Harvey argues the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the elements of I.”
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015). · cites it 16× “In particular, a person convicted of violating Idaho Code section 18-1506 is required to register. I.”
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 12× “BACKGROUND In 1998, Johnson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a child under the age of sixteen years, a violation of I.C. § 18-1506. The State had charged Johnson with having "sexual contact with R.”
State v. Lippert, 181 P.3d 512 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 8× “I.C. § 18-1506. Lippert requested and was provided with a public defender.”
State v. Phillips, 845 P.2d 1211 (Idaho 1993). · cites it 8× “Phillips was charged with and convicted of one count of sexual abuse of a minor under the age of sixteen, in violation of I.C. § 18-1506. For this conviction, the court sentenced Phillips to a determinate term of fifteen years in prison.”
State v. Glass, 190 P.3d 896 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “Based on this ease, Glass asserts that since “letsgetkinky831” did not propose physical contact with “lisa200215ncal,” only that he would masturbate in front of her, his behavior did not constitute a violation of I.C. § 18-1506 and thus could not form the basis for prosecution…”
Re: Thermination of Parental Rights (mother), 320 P.3d 1262 (Idaho 2014). · cites it 2× “Sexual abuse, for the purposes of this section, includes any conduct described in section 18-1506, 18-1506A, 18-1507, 18-1508, 18-1508A, 18-6101, 18-6108 or 18-6608, Idaho Code.”
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— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1) — 9 cases
State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
State v. Byington, 977 P.2d 211 (Idaho Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Marsh, 119 P.3d 637 (Idaho Ct. App. 2004).
Collett v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2024).
State of Idaho v. Jullian Paul Sabin (Idaho Ct. App. 2026).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(B) — 2 cases
State v. Sunny Angel Robison (Idaho Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Van Dyke, Jr. (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(a) — 7 cases
State v. Harvey, 129 P.3d 1276 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “I.C. § 18-1506(1)(a). On Appeal Harvey argues the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the elements of I.”
State v. Hussain, 139 P.3d 777 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Brandon Briggs, 404 P.3d 1287 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Bell, 812 P.2d 322 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991).
State v. Robert Ellis Morton (Idaho Ct. App. 2016).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(b) — 21 cases
State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
State v. Grist, 275 P.3d 12 (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Hussain, 139 P.3d 777 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Edward L. Comer, 402 P.3d 1114 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Brandon Briggs, 404 P.3d 1287 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(c) — 3 cases
State v. Cartwright, 487 P.3d 737 (Idaho 2021). “” Cartwright argued that incorporating Idaho Code section 18-1506, which he states prohibits “all physical contact with a minor” under the age of sixteen, renders section 18-1509A unconstitutional.”
State v. Alberts, 824 P.2d 135 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991).
State v. Derrick J. Aschliman (Idaho Ct. App. 2016).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(d) — 3 cases
State v. Ahmad (Idaho Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Caldrer (Idaho Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Rice (Idaho Ct. App. 2025).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(2) — 3 cases
State v. Harvey, 129 P.3d 1276 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “I.C. § 18-1506(1)(a). On Appeal Harvey argues the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the elements of I.”
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015). “In particular, a person convicted of violating Idaho Code section 18-1506 is required to register. I.”
State v. Hussain, 139 P.3d 777 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(3) — 5 cases
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015). “In particular, a person convicted of violating Idaho Code section 18-1506 is required to register. I.”
State v. Colwell, 861 P.2d 1225 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993).
State v. Drennon, 883 P.2d 704 (Idaho Ct. App. 1994).
State v. Hussain, 139 P.3d 777 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Susavage (Idaho Ct. App. 2025).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(4) — 6 cases
State v. Dalrymple, 167 P.3d 765 (Idaho 2007).
State v. McGuire, 20 P.3d 719 (Idaho Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Ahmad (Idaho Ct. App. 2023).
Kevin Lee Farnsworth v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Howell (Idaho Ct. App. 2020).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(5) — 3 cases
State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
State v. Terry Lin Smith, 357 P.3d 1285 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Nicholas Lee Chappa (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(a) — 3 cases
State v. Truman, 249 P.3d 1169 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Cochran, 239 P.3d 793 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Scott Lewis Ostler (Idaho Ct. App. 2015).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(a)(b) — 1 case
State v. Brandon Briggs, 404 P.3d 1287 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(b) — 6 cases
State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
State v. Cochran, 239 P.3d 793 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Alden Lamar Hoagland, Jr., 382 P.3d 369 (Idaho Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Zizumbo (Idaho Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Richard William Knight (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(c) — 2 cases
State v. Benjamin Main (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Benjamin Main SUBSTITUTE (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(d) — 1 case
State v. Edwards (Idaho Ct. App. 2024).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(l)(a) — 7 cases
Mintun v. State, 168 P.3d 40 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). “The pertinent portions of Idaho Code § 18-1506 provide: (1) It is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor child or third party, to: (a) solicit a minor child under the age of…”
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015). “In particular, a person convicted of violating Idaho Code section 18-1506 is required to register. I.”
State v. Harvey, 129 P.3d 1276 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “I.C. § 18-1506(1)(a). On Appeal Harvey argues the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the elements of I.”
State v. Willard, 933 P.2d 116 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997).
State v. Bell, 812 P.2d 322 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(l)(b) — 5 cases
State v. Flegel, 261 P.3d 519 (Idaho 2011). “The Idaho legislature apparently took Judge McNichols's suggestion, and in 1984 it amended both Idaho Code § 18-1506 , the sexual abuse statute, and former Idaho Code § 18-6607 .”
Mintun v. State, 168 P.3d 40 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). “The pertinent portions of Idaho Code § 18-1506 provide: (1) It is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor child or third party, to: (a) solicit a minor child under the age of…”
State v. Jonathan Earl Folk, 402 P.3d 1073 (Idaho 2017).
State v. Grist, 275 P.3d 12 (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Espinoza, 990 P.2d 1229 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(l)(c) — 4 cases
Mintun v. State, 168 P.3d 40 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). “The pertinent portions of Idaho Code § 18-1506 provide: (1) It is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor child or third party, to: (a) solicit a minor child under the age of…”
State v. Alberts, 824 P.2d 135 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991).
State v. Joyner, 825 P.2d 99 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992).
State v. Jones, 800 P.2d 116 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990).
— Idaho Code § 18-1506(l)(d) — 1 case
State v. Bruce E. Reed, 294 P.3d 1132 (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
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