Anti-Trans Senator Arrested For Allegedly Setting Up Sex Date With A Minor
As reported by Erin In The Morning, Republican Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested yesterday for trying to arrange sex with someone he thought was a 17-year-old girl. Eichorn, who wrote anti-trans laws and claimed dislike of Trump is a mental illness, now faces serious criminal charges.
This is GOP state senator. Justin Eichorn, who was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 16-year old girl.
— Esta (@TheOnlyEsta) March 18, 2025
Use ONE or TWO words to describe him pic.twitter.com/bh5UQucQmD
Police in Bloomington caught Eichorn in a sting operation. He was allegedly talking to officers who he thought were a teenage girl. The Hennepin County Attorney plans to charge him with a felony for allegedly trying to pay a minor for sex. Eichorn is 40 years old, married, and has four children.
Police Chief Booker Hodges stated: “As a 40-year-old man, if you come to the Orange Jumpsuit District looking to have sex with someone’s child, you can expect that we are going to lock you up.”
His Anti-Trans Actions
Eichorn co-wrote bill SF 2531 to stop transgender women from playing in women’s sports. The bill would force students to show a doctor’s note about their body parts, hormone levels, and chromosomes if anyone questions their gender.
He also backed anti-transgender advocate Riley Gaines, saying these strict rules were needed to “save women’s sports.”
Just days before his arrest, Eichorn wrote a bill to make “Trump Derangement Syndrome” a mental illness. The bill says this is when normal people get paranoid about President Trump’s actions.
State Senate Leader Erin Murphy called this “possibly the worst bill in Minnesota history.”
GOP lawmaker Justin Eichorn (R-MN) has been arrested on felony charges for soliciting sex from a teenage girl.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 18, 2025
He had previously spread claims that Democrats and LGBTQ people were trying to groom children. pic.twitter.com/Q84KSi8LFA
His Own Words Come Back
When another senator faced legal trouble last year, Eichorn said: “Her actions are disturbing. They do not align with the values Minnesotans expect of their elected leaders, and she needs to resign.”
Now people wonder if he will follow his own advice.
Both Parties Want Him Gone
The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus asked him to resign: “We are shocked by these reports and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation.”
The Republican Party chair Alex Plechash agreed: “The seriousness of these charges warrants his resignation. Public trust and accountability must come first.”
Democratic leader Heidi Kraus Kaplan was direct: “No one who solicits children belongs anywhere near public office or the State Capitol.”
We often see those who attack LGBTQIA+ rights later caught in alleged moral failures. Does this pattern suggest something about why some push anti-LGBTQIA+ laws?
