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Ex-Minnesota Senator Justin Eichorn Pleads Guilty to Lesser Federal Child-Pornography Charge

The plea deal cuts his prison exposure from a mandatory decade to a likely term measured in months.

Overview

  • Eichorn entered a guilty plea in federal court to attempted possession of child pornography.
  • The plea agreement calls for an advisory sentence of 15 to 21 months in prison and at least five years of supervised release.
  • He was taken into U.S. Marshals custody to await sentencing.
  • The new conviction replaces an original attempted enticement charge that carried a 10-year mandatory minimum.
  • The case began in March 2025 with a Bloomington sting in which he texted an officer posing as a 17-year-old, asked for explicit photos, negotiated rates, and arrived for a planned meetup where he was arrested.