A Republican state senator from Minnesota was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
“Republican Minnesota Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution,” Alpha News wrote.
A closer look:
Per Alpha News:
Bloomington police said in a press release that detectives communicated with Eichorn, who thought he was talking to a 16-year-old female, and arranged to meet him at a location near the 8300 block of Normandale Avenue in Bloomington Monday.
According to police, Eichorn was observed arriving in the area in a pickup truck and was arrested without incident outside of his vehicle by uniformed officers.
Police said he was booked into the Bloomington Police Department’s jail and will be transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. Felony charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution are pending from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the press release said.
After news of the arrest became public, Minnesota Republicans called on Eichorn to resign.
A closer look:
MPR News reports:
A range of political voices on Tuesday called for Eichorn’s resignation from the Senate given his arrest.
“The felony allegation against Senator Eichorn is deeply disturbing, and raises serious questions that will need to be answered by the court, as well as his caucus and constituents, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, said in a statement.
A Senate Republican Caucus statement said, “We are shocked by these reports and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation … Justin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family.”
House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said in a joint statement with another House Republican leader that Eichorn’s arrest involved serious allegations that warrant his resignation. “While he is entitled to due process, we must hold legislators to a higher standard,” Demuth’s statement said.
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