Overview

• Justin Eichorn, a Minnesota state senator, was arrested on March 17, 2025, in a police sting operation for allegedly soliciting a minor for sex.
• Eichorn reportedly believed he was communicating with a 16-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover detective, and was arrested upon arriving at the arranged meeting location in Bloomington, Minnesota.
• The Bloomington Police Department has announced that felony charges for soliciting a minor for prostitution are pending, and the investigation remains ongoing.
• Minnesota Senate Republicans and other state leaders have demanded Eichorn's immediate resignation, citing the seriousness of the allegations.
• Eichorn, a third-term senator, is married with four children and co-authored a controversial bill on the same day of his arrest to classify 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' as a mental illness.