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An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
The lawmaker also argued that the young Statehouse intern who said she was raped wasn’t actually a victim or entitled to privacy under the law.
Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings became the subject of two ethics complaints by about two dozen lawmakers after she publicized the rape accuser’s name, photo and personal details about her life in April by sharing links to an far-right news article on social media and in a newsletter to constituents.
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BOISE, Idaho An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
The lawmaker also argued that the young Statehouse intern who said she was raped wasn’t actually a victim or entitled to privacy under the law.
Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings became the subject of two ethics complaints by about two dozen lawmakers after she publicized the rape accuser’s name, photo and personal details about her life in April by sharing links to an far-right news article on social media and in a newsletter to constituents.
Then she said she went on Facebook to post a link to a different far-right blog article that included the intern s photo, name and other personal information and linked to the same article in a newsletter to constituents.
After the intern s identity was revealed, she was subjected to a flood of harassment. Advocates for victims of sexual assault said the situation showed why many are afraid to report crimes.
But Giddings, who is running for lieutenant governor, said the complaints about her behavior amounted to little more than “woke cancel culture” and argued the ethics investigation was politically motivated.
She also said sharing the article link was the same as handing someone a newspaper, and was protected under her First Amendment right to free speech.
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