BLACKFOOT — A Shelley man was sentenced Monday to prison for sexually abusing a child.

Bingham County District Court Judge Darren B. Simpson sentenced Steven Hardee, 35, to 10 years fixed prison time plus 20 years indeterminate for two counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16. Under Idaho law, he will be required to register as a sex offender.

Hardee was found guilty of the crimes in August after a two-day trial. Bingham County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Oliver Wimbish said Hardee was charged in April 2024 after sheriff’s deputies said he engaged in ongoing lewd conduct with a child beginning when the victim was about 10 years old.

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In a victim impact statement, the victim’s mother, who caught him with her daugh

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