The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a former Lewiston legislator’s rape conviction. Aaron von Ehlinger, 42, was convicted of raping a former legislative intern by an Ada County jury in August 2022.

We conclude that the evidence admitted in the record was sufficient to sustain a finding beyond a reasonable doubt by the jury that Von Ehlinger committed the crime of rape,” the court’s decision read.

The Idaho Supreme Court has denied an appeal filed by a former Idaho State Representative convicted of raping a legislative intern in 2021. Aaron Von Ehlinger was convicted in 2022 of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern and filed an appeal in July of 2023.

The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a former state legislator convicted of raping an intern in 2021.

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