Supporters of von Ehlinger released Doe’s name, photo and personal details in far-right blogs and social media posts. The ethics committee recommended von Ehlinger be banned from the statehouse. A black fabric screen protected her from view in the packed public hearing but as she left some von Ehlinger supporters chased her, filming as she fell to the floor distraught. Von Ehlinger faced an ethics investigation and a committee required Doe to testify. “While most of the Sane (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurses are well-trained, having someone touch you and look at your private parts and ask you intimate questions immediately after can feel like another violation,” Jeglic said. Survivors must weigh the risk of not being understood or believed, Jeglic said, as well as the intrusiveness of the investigation process. A sexual assault examination revealed DNA that matched von Ehlinger. She told investigators he brought her back to his apartment under false pretenses, overpowered her and forced her to perform oral sex.ĭoe reported the assault to her supervisor on 11 March, followed by police. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted, and has referred to the woman in this case as “Jane Doe”, at her request.ĭoe was 19 and interning at the Idaho statehouse when she met Von Ehlinger and agreed to go to dinner. Cox has not said if Von Ehlinger will appeal. He also asked the defense if they wanted to request a mistrial but Cox declined.
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The verdict came after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled during testimony, saying: “I can’t do this.” The judge instructed the jury to disregard her statements since the defense could not cross-examine her. His attorney, Jon Cox, did not respond to a request for comment. He maintained he had consensual sex with his accuser. A jury acquitted the 39-year-old on a second count of sexual penetration with a foreign object. Von Ehlinger faces anywhere from a year to life in prison. I think that’s where we’re going to see the largest change.” “It really means that we are not very good at prosecuting it and that the survivors very rarely get the desired results,” said Elizabeth Jeglic, a professor of psychology at John Jay College in New York. Convictions are even rarer, with only about 2.8% of sexual assaults resulting in felony convictions. According to to Rainn, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, about a third of US sexual assaults are reported to police and only about 5% result in arrest.