Maryland mayor charged for child porn

OAN Geraldyn Berry
2:44 PM PT – Friday, March 3, 2023

Patrick Wojahn has been indicted on 40 counts of possession and 16 counts distribution of child exploitation material.

On Wednesday night, the 47-year old resigned ahead of being taken into custody by Prince George’s County police for child pornography.

“On February 28, 2023, a search warrant was executed on my residence as part of an ongoing police investigation,” He wrote. “I have cooperated fully, and will continue to cooperate, with law enforcement. While this investigation does not involve any official city business of any kind, it is in the best interests of our community that I step aside and not serve as a distraction.”

The City of College Park has released a statement After the resignation

“The City of College Park thanks Mayor Wojahn for his many years of dedicated service,” According to the city. “Effective immediately, Mayor Pro Tem Denise Mitchell will serve as presiding officer until a Special Election is held and a new Mayor has been sworn in.”

Wojahn visited White House on June 25,^Th Based on White House visitor logs, his expected arrival date was 2021. The White House maintained that he would return two more times in 2022.

According to the Federal Election Commission’s website, the Democrat had donated thousands to Democratic candidates and committees. This included $200 to Biden’s 2020 campaign and $500 to Raskin for his House campaign in 2016. $250 to Buttigieg’s Win the Era PAC and more than $1,000 to the Obama campaign and Hillary Clinton campaign.

Wojahn was interviewed by the Washington Blade regarding their friendship. He served as Buttigieg’s political mentee.

A White House spokesperson, when asked about the former official, has said that they “cannot comment on an active criminal matter.”

At least 12 other mayors (both former-serving and retired) have been arrested with child sex crimes, which range from sexual assault to creating child pornography.