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KTVB-TV, NBC-7 [Boise ID]
February 3, 2026
By Chloe Johnston
Isaiah Teague was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 20 years, for sexual abuse of a minor.
A Meridian youth pastor was sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of a minor this week.
Isaiah Teague, 25, will serve a minimum of 20 years following a guilty plea to a felony charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor. He was accused of five separate counts of sexually abusive conduct according to court documents obtained by KTVB.
Teague was arrested in June 2025 after reports of contact with the 14-year-old victim for over a year. According to the prosecutor’s office, Teague sexually assaulted the victim multiple times and threatened the victim, saying he could make her “disappear” if she told anyone.
The repeated abuse was discovered by the victim’s mother, who found messages on her daughter’s phone discussing the assaults with a friend, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office.
Teague was reportedly a close friend of the victim’s family and a youth pastor. The abuse began inside his home while his wife and child were sleeping nearby. According to the prosecutor’s office, Teague admitted to the actions, which he repeatedly characterized as consensual. In Idaho, the age of consent is 18.
“This defendant held himself out as a trusted adult while repeatedly sexually abusing a child and using threats to keep her silent,” said Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts. “The court’s sentence reflects the profound betrayal involved, the permanent harm to the victim, and the necessity of protecting the community from further abuse.”
Presiding judge Cynthia Yee-Wallace described the defendant’s conduct as “offensive to justice” and emphasized the “profound betrayal” that abusing a position of trust entails.
The court also imposed a 50-year no-contact order between Teague and all minors, including the victim.