Idaho state representative resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct
Source: CNN
By Andy Rose, CNN
Updated 11:52 PM ET, Thu April 29, 2021
(CNN)Republican Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned Thursday afternoon, hours after the state's House Ethics Committee had unanimously recommended he be censured and stripped of the powers of his office without pay.
Von Ehlinger was accused of pursuing inappropriate relationships with women who worked in the state Capitol, including sexual contact with a 19-year-old intern in March. That intern filed a police report accusing von Ehlinger of rape.
"After careful deliberation and prayer, I have determined that I will not be able to effectively represent my constituents in the Idaho House of Representatives and have decided to resign my seat, effective immediately," von Ehlinger said in a letter read to the House at the beginning of its session Thursday. "I maintain my innocence of any wrongdoing of which I have been accused in this matter, let alone any violation of any law, rule or policy of the state of Idaho or this body." ....................
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/politics/idaho-representative-resign-ethics-committee/index.html
Looks like he has problem with the law also. Good!
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State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger listens as an accuser identified as Jane Doe offers testimony during a hearing before the Idaho Ethics and House Policy Committee, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Idaho statehouse in Boise.
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