St. Cloud Internet Streamer’s Court Saga Draws Nationwide Attention

In what was supposed to be the final page of this chapter in his life, St. Cloud-based internet streamer Aaron Imholte received a court-issued violation on his conditions of release in a case that goes back to May 2024, involving the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. The violation caused his sentencing date to be moved 3 months later. The new sentencing date for Imholte is scheduled for October.

An alleged text message sent during a live-stream started it all

According to official Stearns County Court records, Imholte was initially charged with a felony level and gross misdemeanor-level charge for nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images - intentionally disseminating an image without consent, after the victim made a complaint in the case.

During a May 2024 show, it was alleged that Imholte sent a guest a text message that contained an image of the victim. After his initial arrest and release, Judge Heidi Schultz ordered Imholte to have no contact with the victim directly or indirectly, including on his online show or other online shows he might be appearing on.

Imholte then pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor count of nonconsensual dissemination in April of 2025.

Violation of Release, Delays Sentencing

Yesterday, June 25, 2025, was supposed to be the sentencing hearing for Imholte, but on June 18th, a conditional release violation report was submitted to the online record for Imholte's case, leading to Judge Schultz revoking Imholte's interim conditions of release the same day.

Rather than being sentenced, Imholte had his conditions of release amended to reflect a higher unconditional bail amount being set, as well as changing the terms of his conditional bail amount.

Closed-door conversations while the courtroom waited

Before learning of his new release conditions, there was a 15-20 minute meeting in Judge Schultz's chambers between the prosecutor, the defendant's lawyer, and Judge Schultz.

After that meeting ended, Imholte left the court with his lawyer to discuss what had transpired behind closed doors. Upon returning to the court, 5-7 minutes later, the hearing began with the prosecution asking for a higher bail amount for Aaron Imholte, as well as asking the court to remand him into custody until he posts bail. The prosecution laid out to the court that there were reports of numerous violations made by Imholte during his online streams, as well as police reports documenting the indirect contact with the victim in this case.

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Judge Schultz was firm when she told the defendant that she "wasn't amused" at his actions, and that the initial release terms were "very clear" in that he was to have no contact with the victim either directly or indirectly.

New Date For Sentencing

The new sentencing date was set for October 2nd at 11am, with the court session currently being listed as a Zoom conference, rather than in person as was scheduled for sentencing yesterday.

The Case Has Had Both National & International Attention

Yesterday, while waiting for the court to begin, a group of around 15 people arrived to watch the proceedings, as it was an in-person-only hearing. Some of those in attendance came from great distances to follow the case, with another online streaming personality coming from Las Vegas to see the sentencing in person.

Even folks in New Zealand and Australia have been following the case online, with many learning of the case due to Imholte sharing intimate details himself on other shows/streams after the arrest of his ex-wife, the victim, and the victim's husband.

UPDATE: Aaron Imholte's lawyer, when reached for comment on either the violation or change in sentencing date, politely declined.