Idaho Lawmaker Accused of Rape Was Warned by Fellow Republican Flirting Off Limits
On 4/27/21 at 7:26 PM EDT
A fellow Republican warned Idaho State Representative Aaron von Ehlinger that flirting with state House staff workers was off-limits a short while before an unnamed 19-year old House intern accused Ehlinger of rape.
Ehlinger has denied the accusation and hasn t been charged with a crime. Nevertheless, the Republican-led House Ethics Committee is investigating to determine whether Ehlinger committed conduct unbecoming of a House member.
On March 11, an unnamed House intern told the chamber s Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Kim Blackburn that Ehlinger had taken her to dinner at Barbacoa Grill on the evening of March 10. After dinner, the intern said that Ehlinger then drove them to his apartment so he could pick up something he had forgotten, according to NPR Idaho.
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Boise State Public Radio
Rep. Aaron Von Ehlinger (R-Lewiston) on Idaho Capitol steps on Jan. 6 speaking during a local demonstration showing solidarity with “stop-the-steal” protestors in DC, which later turned violent. He s now under investigation for alleged rape.
Transcripts of interviews with House Republican leaders show two other women who work at the Idaho Capitol said a representative, who’s facing an ethics investigation for alleged rape, made them feel uncomfortable.
Boise State Public Radio obtained the documents filed with the House Ethics and House Policy Committee through a public records request.
They reveal that an unnamed lobbyist went to House Majority Caucus Chair Megan Blanksma (R-Hammett) earlier this year to describe two encounters she had with Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger (R-Lewiston) over the past several months.