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Podcaster sent show guest nude photo of woman without her consent, MN cops say

An online podcaster has been convicted after he was accused of sharing a woman's nude photo without her consent on-air, according to Minnesota court records. Aaron Imholte, who hosts the 'Steel Toe Morning Show' on YouTube, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, Stearns County court records show. His show boasts more than 13,000 subscribers. In 2024, Imholte was communicating on Signal with three other people, including a woman referred to as 'K.R.,' according to a statement of probable cause. The woman shared a nude photo of herself shortly before there was a 'breakdown' between Imholte and the other three people in the conversation. Imholte was on air May 27 when he was talking to a guest about K.R., authorities said. Imholte is accused of sending a nude photo of the woman to the guest. 'Your boy didn't do too bad did he?' Imholte is accused of saying before he and his guest engaged in 'explicit' talk, according to the court documents. The woman, who reported the incident to police in July, said she did not consent to having her photo shared with others, Stearns County authorities said. Imholte initially denied receiving or sending the image, but 'later said he did not want to 'definitively' say he never received a nude photo,' according to court records. Originally charged with a felony count, Imholte pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, records show. Imholte said on his show April 10 he 'will pay a $50 fine and then nothing else in life will change,' KADN reported. 'I sent it to (the guest) because I was a (expletive) dumb guy in a (bad) place,' he said on-air, according to KMSP. 'When I said, 'Boy didn't do too bad, did he?'… That was a guy who was looking for a little validation from a friend. I cannot urge you against something like that more.' Bring Me The News reported Imholte is a former host of 'Rockin' 101' for St. Cloud's WHMH. He resigned in 2020 after the publication said he referred to a woman on-air as 'fat,' 'a pig,' and 'diabetic.' Stearns County is about a 90-mile drive northwest from Minneapolis.