Former Idaho Republican lawmaker found guilty of raping intern [View all]

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Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican politician from Idaho, was just convicted of raping a 19-year-old intern who'd been previously doxxed by conservative media despite her requests to remain anonymous.

https://apnews.com/article/idaho-boise-a8c25a76176588c91d30135d8e1456f5…
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2:05 PM · Apr 29, 2022

https://apnews.com/article/idaho-boise-a8c25a76176588c91d30135d8e1456f5

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.”

The intern told a Statehouse supervisor that Aaron von Ehlinger raped her at his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant in March 2021. He said the sex was consensual.

At the time, von Ehlinger was a Republican state representative from Lewiston, but he later resigned.

Von Ehlinger, 39, was found guilty Friday of rape. He was found not guilty of sexual penetration with a foreign object.

Afterward, 4th District Judge Michael Reardon told the jury: “This has been an unusual case attended by many unexpected circumstances, but I appreciate your attention ... and hard work.”

A felony rape conviction carries a minimum sentence of one year in prison in Idaho. The maximum penalty can be as high as life in prison, at the judge’s discretion. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 28.

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I'm sure it was an *honest* oversight by AP that they didn't identify him as a Republican in their headline. I fixed it.