Aaron von Ehlinger

Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com; Melissa Davlin, host of Idaho Reports on Idaho Public Television; Nicole Blanchard Outdoors Reporter with the Idaho Statesman; Audrey Dutton, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Idaho Capital Sun.

Von Ehlinger's rape conviction is not the first time the former Idaho House Member broke the law.

Former state lawmaker Aaron von Ehlinger was found guilty of raping a legislative intern in April 2022; but before that verdict, the State of Idaho had pardoned him on a list of previous convictions.

Idaho Matters sits down with reporter James Dawson to talk about details of the von Ehlinger trial, Jane Doe's testimony and what's next for the case.

Former state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger has been found guilty of raping a 19-year-old intern in March 2021.

Jurors in the rape trial of former state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger will deliberate for a second day after they failed to reach a verdict Thursday evening.

“I can’t do this,” Jane Doe said abruptly as she began describing the beginning of her alleged rape by former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Tuesday afternoon.

The trial for former state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger is set for later this month. Von Ehlinger faces felony counts for rape and sexual assault.

As the Idaho House considers changes to its ethics policy, one legislator wants to make all disciplinary hearings private.

Former state congressman Von Ehlinger faces two felony charges of rape and sexual assault.