US EditionFormer Sen. Justin Eichorn pleads not guilty to attempted enticement of a minor
- Justin Eichorn, a former state senator, entered a not-guilty plea on Monday in St. Paul to a federal charge.
- Eichorn's arrest on March 17 stemmed from a Bloomington police sting operation targeting sex trafficking.
- He exchanged texts arranging a paid sexual encounter with an officer posing as a 17-year-old.
- Eichorn told Judge Elkins "Not guilty, Your Honor"; the officer texted "im 17 sry don't want u 2 b mad" during the sting.
- Facing a mandatory 10-year minimum sentence, Eichorn now awaits a rescheduled trial and a special election to fill his seat.
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Eichorn pleads not guilty to federal solicitation charge - Austin Daily Herald
On Monday former Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn returned to court in St. Paul where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of trying to sexually solicit a minor during a brief arraignment hearing. Federal prosecutors allege that Eichorn, 40, exchanged explicit texts with a 17-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover officer. The federal count that Eichorn is facing has a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. By contrast a sim…
Blue State Senator Resigns In Disgrace After Getting Caught In The Act Of Serious Felony During Sting - The American Tribune.com
Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn has resigned from his position after he was caught trying to solicit an underage prostitute in a sting operation. Eichorn faced widespread condemnation from his colleagues and online commentators, who called for him to face punishment. For context, Sen. Eichorn was elected to office in 2016 and made headlines for a bill that would have declared Trump derangement syndrome” a mental illness. Ironically enough…
Former state Sen. Justin Eichorn pleads not guilty to federal solicitation of minor charge
Former state Sen. Justin Eichorn pleaded not guilty Monday to his federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor following his arrest in an underage prostitution sting set up by Bloomington police last month. “Not guilty, your honor,” Eichorn told…
Ex-Minnesota state Sen. Eichorn pleads not guilty to attempted enticement of a minor
WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minnesota state senator, who was caught in a police sting operation, pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor for prostitution. Justin Eichorn entered his plea in a brief appearance before Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins. The judge granted his request for more time for his attorneys to review the evidence, so a trial that had been scheduled for June 9 will be re…
Justin Eichorn enters not guilty plea in underage sex sting
Anthony Bettin and Jonah Kaplan at WCCO report: “A former Minnesota state senator accused of attempting to pay a teenager for sex pleaded not guilty on Monday in his federal arraignment hearing in St. Paul.”David Griswold at KARE 11 reports: “One person was injured after a 13-year-old boy drove a vehicle into a home Monday evening in Robbinsdale.” Nicole Ki at MPR News reports: “A third person who was charged in the Nudieland mass shooting that …
Former Minnesota senator pleads not guilty to federal solicitation charge - Albert Lea Tribune
By Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News On Monday former Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn returned to court in St. Paul where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of trying to sexually solicit a minor during a brief arraignment hearing. Federal prosecutors allege that Eichorn, 40, exchanged explicit texts with a 17-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover officer. The Grand Rapids Republican was one of more than a dozen men arrest…
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