More victims come forward after Pocatello MMA coach is charged for alleged sexual contact with minors

SHELLEY — After being charged successful April for allegedly having intersexual interaction pinch a minor, a Pocatello man is now facing 2 further cases of akin allegations aft much victims came forward.

In April, Maxie Riddle, 37, was charged successful Bonneville County pinch 2 counts of felony lewd behaviour pinch a kid nether 16. He has besides been charged pinch 2 cases successful Bingham County.

In his 2nd case, he is charged pinch 2 counts of felony lewd behaviour pinch a kid nether 16, felony intersexual exploitation of a child, and felony demolition aliases concealment of evidence.

In nan 3rd case, he is charged pinch felony penetration by a overseas object.

Read nan specifications of Riddle’s first lawsuit here.

New allegations

According to tribunal documents, a 2nd unfortunate came guardant pinch allegations of kid intersexual maltreatment from Riddle.

The unfortunate reported to a Shelley Police serviceman that Riddle allegedly raped her successful November 2018 astatine his flat successful Shelley. At nan time, she was 15, and Riddle was 31.

The unfortunate stated nan 2 would person intercourse “almost each time until astir March 15,” according to constabulary records.

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Court documents opportunity Riddle besides received aggregate naked photos and images of nan victim.

On May 16, 2019, Riddle reportedly admitted to aggregate instances of having intersexual interaction pinch nan victim. It is unclear why he was not charged astatine that point, but EastIdahoNews.com has contacted Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley for clarification.

Officials past executed a hunt warrant astatine Riddle’s location and obtained his physics devices, reportedly showing “numerous” sexually exploitative images of nan victim.

On nan time of nan first rape, nan unfortunate says Riddle was wearing an “orange skintight assemblage suit aliases morph-suit” earlier nan rape.

During nan hunt warrant, officers looked for nan morph-suit but did not find it.

Police reports opportunity connected April 17, 2024, an Idaho Falls Police detective investigating Riddle for alleged crimes successful Idaho Falls, contacted nan Shelley Police serviceman moving Riddle’s case, and told him that he had learned from a witnesser that Riddle had disposed of an orangish morph-suit because “police were looking for it.”

If convicted for these allegations, Riddle could look up to life successful prison. He is expected to look successful Bingham County for a territory tribunal arraignment connected Oct. 9.

Further details

In nan 3rd lawsuit Riddle is facing, a 3rd unfortunate came guardant connected May 1, 2024, and reported to an Idaho Falls Police Detective that she had besides been sexually assaulted by Riddle successful 2018, according to tribunal documents.

According to nan victim, she met Riddle while she worked astatine Claire’s, and he was shopping successful nan store.

Court records opportunity Riddle returned “multiple times to Claire’s and said to (the victim).” The unfortunate was 17 years aged astatine this point.

Riddle told nan unfortunate he was a boxing instructor, and nan 2 decided he would train her.

The unfortunate says that successful nan summertime of 2018, Riddle instructed her successful “boxing and striking” astatine nan YMCA successful Idaho Falls. Towards nan extremity of nan summer, he reportedly invited nan unfortunate to his flat successful Shelley to train for boxing successful his garage.

According to tribunal documents, Riddle offered nan unfortunate water, truthful nan 2 went inside. Once inside, Riddle reportedly “pushed (the victim) up against a wall” and sexually assaulted her arsenic she many times asked him to stop.

Riddle was interviewed astir these allegations while incarcerated successful nan Bonneville County Jail. He reportedly denied nan allegations and said, “I cognize if I wanted to beryllium a forceful person, I really could be.”

If convicted for these allegations, Riddle could look life successful prison.

He is expected to look for a territory tribunal arraignment for this lawsuit astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic his 2nd case, connected Oct. 9

Though Riddle has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.