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Hearing begins for lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name

by Rebecca Boone
| August 2, 2021 11:03 AM

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicizing the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts — and then allegedly misleading lawmakers about her actions — said in an ethics hearing Monday that she did nothing wrong and claimed the allegations against her were politically motivated.

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