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Eugene

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 08:20 PM Apr 2025

Ex-Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn pleads not guilty to attempted enticement of a minor [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Ex-Minnesota state senator pleads not guilty to attempted enticement of a minor

Updated 5:28 PM EDT April 21, 2025

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 rescheduled.

The 40-year-old Republican from Grand Rapids was arrested in Bloomington on March 17 after exchanging text messages with an undercover officer who posed as a 17-year-old girl and arranging a meetup for sex for money, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors then took over the case.

Eichorn was released to a halfway house in Duluth on March 26. A grand jury returned a felony indictment April 1. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-senator-justin-eichorn-charged-minor-prostitution-76789957e4a8f43592cbb7a8a10d6379

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