The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a former Lewiston legislator’s rape conviction. Aaron von Ehlinger, 42, was ...

Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for rape First, he argued that a nurse’s testimony was invalid because she repeated statements made to her by the victim.

Ehlinger was convicted of rape in 2022. He appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court, which was denied on Thursday.

The Idaho Supreme Court upheld former Idaho legislator Aaron von Ehlinger’s rape conviction in an opinion filed Thursday.

The Idaho Supreme Court upheld former Idaho legislator Aaron von Ehlinger’s rape conviction ... In 2022, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Ada County judge, with eight years fixed ...

Aaron Von Ehlinger was convicted in 2022 of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern and filed an appeal in July of 2023. He appealed his conviction and sentencing and asked for a new trial.