BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho woman who was a legislative intern when she was raped by former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Lewiston Republican, has filed a lawsuit against him and former Rep. Priscilla Giddings.
Von Ehlinger, who was convicted last year, is in custody at the Idaho Correctional Institution in Orofino serving a 20-year sentence, with eight of those years fixed, meaning he is not eligible for parole until spending at least that much time in prison.
After a 12-person jury found von Ehlinger guilty last April, he tried and failed to acquit his rape conviction on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence. After he was sentenced, he appealed his conviction to the Idaho Supreme Court in September. That appeal is ongoing.
