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GOP Lawmaker Censured for Doxxing Intern Over Rape

November 17, 2021 at 4:11 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Idaho state Rep. Priscilla Giddings (R), who shared the personal information of a 19-year-old student intern online after the teenager accused another lawmaker of rape, was formally censured by the Idaho House of Representatives, the New York Times reports.

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