Source: SFGate
“A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eichorn, of Grand Rapids, submitted his resignation in a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson said in a statement. ‘This is the right thing to do for his family and the Senate,’ Johnson said. ‘We are ready to move on and do the important work that needs to be done at the Capitol.’ Eichorn, 40, has been jailed since his arrest Monday in Bloomington in an undercover operation targeting commercial sex involving juveniles. … Investigators had placed multiple ads online offering sex for money, according to the charging documents. Eichorn exchanged text messages with an undercover officer purporting to be a 17-year-old girl for several days until they arranged a meet-up, where he was arrested.” (03/20/25)