SANDPOINT — A Bonner County man found guilty of sexual abuse of minors is facing 20 years in prison.  

A jury found Scott William Myers, 61, guilty on two counts of lewd conduct with a minor after he was charged with sexually abusing two young children in 2007.  

Myers will face 20 years in prison on each count — 10 years fixed, 10 years indeterminate. The sentences will run concurrently with each other. This means Myers must serve 10 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.  

During a July 10 sentencing hearing, victim impact statements were given by the two victims, with each showing gratitude for the court system, deputy prosecuting attorney Daniel Rodriquez and the LillyBrooke Family Justice Center for “their commitment to finding justice.” 

The older victim spoke first, requesting that Myers face the maximum penalty of two life sentences for his “horrific behavior” that was normalized throughout his childhood.  

The man also read out ten questions asked in the adverse childhood experiences questionnaire, a questionnaire used to evaluate ten types of childhood trauma such as physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect and emotional neglect. As he read out each question, he provided childhood scenarios to back up each of his answers.  

“He first did it when I was 6. He’s being sentenced for what he did when I was 12. I might be 30 now, but look at me as if I’m 12 when making this decision,” said the oldest victim. “I pray God provides a gift only He could give. Good will eventually conquer evil.”  

He further requested that Myers be required to work daily while in prison so that “he’s not a burden to taxpayers.”  

The younger of the two men gave his victim impact statement second, briefly stating that Myer made “no effort” during their childhood, so he would put “no effort into my statement.”  

“He wanted no consequences, he knows exactly what he did. He’s a textbook narcissist,” said the young man. “He’s a pedophile and a pinhead.” 

He also stated that the charging of Myers allowed him to accept what had happened in his childhood.  

Throughout both victim impact statements, Myers repeatedly shook his head at what was being said in front of the court.  

After the pair’s statements, Rodriguez noted that several other alleged victims wrote statements regarding Myers, but he said he was unable to read them out loud due to them not being victims in this case.  

Rodriguez commented on Myers’ declaration of innocence, noting that treatment wouldn’t be enough for him.  

“He can’t be treated for something he doesn’t think he did,” said Rodriquez. “He’s basically calling [the victims] liars despite what’s been said.”  

To further the point, Rodriguez recalled when Myers was found guilty by the jury.  

“When the verdict was read, both (men) broke down into sobs, forced to leave because they couldn’t control themselves. They fell apart, that tells us exactly what was going on,” said Rodriguez.  

Before reading out the request for Myers to serve 30 years in prison, Rodriguz hit on one final note of the abuse Myers enacted on the young victims, stating that he used multiple victims for his repressed homosexuality. Rodriquez drilled that Myers preyed on the most vulnerable individuals that he could.  

During Myers’ turn to speak to the court, he spent almost an hour talking about his character, career and what he claimed was the lying nature of the victims. Myers repeatedly told the court that he would “stand before God or anyone” and say that he did not commit the abuse.  

The abuse that he was found guilty of, according to Myers, wasn’t abuse, but “teaching the boys about their bodies” and “about growing up.” 

Myers went down several paths in his memory lane, stumbling between words while recalling “several times where he could have done stuff” to younger boys, stating that his decisions to not do anything added value to his character and intentions.  

In 2007, before the abuse in this case occurred, Myers pleaded guilty to battery for injuring a minor. Myers used the plea of 15 years ago to suggest that he owned up to his mistakes and “never harmed anyone after that.”  

District Court Judge Susie Jensen handed out Myers sentence from the bench, stating that Myers belief of his own innocence didn’t hold merit in the hearing.  

“This court believes you are guilty and will sentence you accordingly,” said Jensen.  

Jensen called out Myers lengthy testimony, stating that he didn’t show any remorse in his statements, only calling the people around him liars.  

“You have not taken into consideration the harm you have caused. There’s a lack of accountability, remorse and insight,” said Jensen. “You committed the most heinous, inappropriate crime, specifically to a child, someone you should protect.” 

Background 

In February 2021, Bakersfield, Calif., police officials received a 911 call after Myers allegedly made threats of suicide to his wife. According to court documents, after police arrived on scene and began investigating, they learned of the abuse Myers had inflicted on his victims. 

It was noted in court documents that Myers had written a note reading “I molested them” but ripped the note up before making suicide threats.  

As the abuse occurred in Bonner County, nothing could be reported in California. 

According to a probable cause affidavit, Bonner County officials first became aware of Myers’ actions when he called 911 on two separate occasions to see if the victims had made a report about him relating to child abuse. Myers told officials, “If they are going to take him in, he will need to be prepared by gathering meds and such.” He also raised concerns of embarrassment at work if he was arrested there. 

Court documents indicate that the victims went to county officials and reported that Myers had sexually abused them several times throughout their childhood starting at ages 6 and 7.