ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former state Senator Justin Eichorn pleaded not guilty to propositioning a 17-year girl for sex. Eichorn has been in custody since March 17, most recently at a halfway house in Duluth. At the plea hearing Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins granted a request to delay a trial beyond June to give Eichorn’s attorney more time to prepare a defense. After the March arrest, Eichorn resigned from the Senate. Eichorn, age 40, a Republican, had represented the Grand Rapids area since 2017.
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