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Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 54 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder how long before the fake org called "doge" seeks to defund any police anywhere that are catching pedos, because it is probably just "waste, fraud and abuse" to bust what are probably mostly qons.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully it's done by the states, so they can't defend it.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Bloomington Police Department jail

It seems like its not federal. Minnosota Board of Pardons have zero republicans, one is Governor Tim Walz, the other is a Minnesota Supreme Court justice appointed by Tim Walz, and the Attorney General of Minnesota, who is a DFL member, so he has near zero chance of getting a pardon.

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Bloomington is a city in the Twin Cities metro. They're local cops.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Prosecutions that aren't federal are done by the state. Cities cannot prosecute. The district attorney who prosecutes does so in the name of the state, even if the district attorney is elected by the city. Mayors cannot pardon.

And if the DA drops a case without justificstion, the State Attorney General could pick up the prosecution.

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I didn't say cities can prosecute, just reaffirming that this isn't federal.