Who is Alleigha Botner, where is she now? Caleb Flynn's alleged mistress in focus as ex-American Idol star on trial

Alleigha Botner has emerged as a closely watched figure in the murder trial of former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn , after prosecutors revealed that Flynn had been involved in a year-long affair before his wife Ashley was killed in Ohio.

Botner was a worship leader at Christian Life Center in Dayton, the church where Flynn was also involved in worship ministry. She resigned from the church after Flynn's arrest and is now listed as a potential witness in his trial.

Online speculation has identified Botner as the woman Flynn was allegedly having an affair with. However court coverage has referred to Flynn's affair and his “mistress,” but prosecutors have not publicly identified Botner by name.

Botner was a worship leader at Christian Life Center in Dayton, Ohio. According to ChurchLeaders' March report , church pastor Jordan Hansen announced that Botner had resigned from her position “without explanation” following Flynn's arrest.

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The report said the church had shared little information about the case. Botner's resignation subsequently became a point of public interest because of online claims linking her romantically to Flynn.

When Flynn's trial began, ChurchLeaders reported that Botner was included on the witness list as a potential witness. The report also said some people had speculated that she and Flynn were romantically involved before Ashley Flynn's death.

The affair became central to the prosecution's opening statement on September 18.

According to Court TV's trial report, prosecutors presented messages in which Flynn allegedly discussed killing Ashley and expressed a desire to be free of his marriage. Prosecutors also alleged that, shortly before Ashley's death, Flynn sent the woman he was having an affair with a message saying, “I choose you. I'm free.”

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The defense acknowledged that Flynn had an affair but argued that the relationship did not prove he murdered his wife. His attorney told jurors that Flynn was not on trial for cheating and that the prosecution still had to establish that he committed the killing .

The woman described as Flynn's mistress has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Ashley's death.

There is no reliable public information establishing Botner's current location or detailing where she is living now.

What is publicly documented is that she resigned from Christian Life Center following Flynn's arrest and remains connected to the case as a potential witness.