{"id":1991923,"date":"2023-08-05T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-ex-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-140-counts-of-child-porn-facing-decades-behind-bars\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:31:59","slug":"democrat-ex-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-140-counts-of-child-porn-facing-decades-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-ex-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-140-counts-of-child-porn-facing-decades-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Democratic mayor pleads guilty to 140 child porn charges, could serve decades in prison."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-ex-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-140-counts-of-child-porn-facing-decades-behind-bars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Shocking Case of the \u2062Democrat \u2062Ex-Mayor Charged \u200cwith Child Pornography<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a stunning turn of \u200bevents, \u200bthe former mayor of \u200cCollege Park, Maryland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dem-mayor-resigns-charged-with-56-counts-of-child-pornography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Wojahn<\/a>, \u2063has \u200cpleaded guilty to a\u2063 staggering 140 counts related to child pornography possession and\u2062 distribution. As part of the deal, Wojahn has been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dem-mayor-resigns-charged-with-56-counts-of-child-pornography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to \u2064a press release<\/a> from Prince \u2063George\u2019s County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office, Wojahn pleaded guilty\u200b to 60 counts of distribution\u2064 of child pornography,\u2063 40 counts of possession of child pornography, and 40 counts of possession of \u2062child\u200d pornography with the\u2063 intention to distribute.<\/p>\n<p>State\u2019s Attorney Aisha Braveboy expressed her horror at the \u200dcase, stating,\u2063 \u201cThis is a horrific case. I\u2064 am truly\u200d pleased\u200d that\u2064 Mr. Wojahn has pleaded guilty\u200b and accepted responsibility\u200b for his actions \u200dand these horrendous crimes.\u201d Braveboy also emphasized the betrayal of trust, saying, \u201cAs a former elected official, the College Park community put its faith and support in \u2064him to serve each resident and \u2063their best interests.\u200d Instead, he\u2063 let them down in a most disgraceful way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement from Braveboy&#8217;s office highlighted the vulnerability of children and the importance of \u200btheir \u2064protection, stating, \u201cOur children are both precious and\u200b vulnerable, deserving \u2062of the utmost protection.\u200c The tragedy of them being preyed upon in cases like this cannot\u200b be understated.\u201d She reassured families in Prince George\u2019s County\u200c that every effort would be made to\u200b ensure \u2063their safety \u2062and \u2062well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Wojahn,\u2063 who served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">city council member<\/a> for eight years before \u2064becoming mayor, resigned from his position in March prior to his arrest. In his \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2023\/03\/02\/college-park-mayor-resigns-child-porn-wojahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resignation letter<\/a>, he \u2063mentioned \u2063an ongoing police investigation and\u2062 the need to\u2062 address his own mental health.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation\u2062 into \u200cWojahn began\u2064 when the Prince George\u2019s Police Department\u200b (PGPD)\u200c received a tip from the\u200d National Center \u200cfor Missing and Exploited Children about a social media \u200baccount\u200d in the county involved in the distribution of child pornography. Through their \u200dinvestigation, \u200cPGPD detectives\u2064 discovered that the account belonged to Wojahn, \u2063leading to a search \u2063warrant being executed at his home. Multiple devices were seized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-ex-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-140-counts-of-child-porn-facing-decades-behind-bars\/\" title=\"Former Democratic mayor pleads guilty to 140 child porn charges, could serve decades in prison.\">including\u200b cell phones<\/a>, a storage \u2064device, \u200ca tablet, and a computer. Wojahn&#8217;s Kik account, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-biden-scotus-nominee-has-a-pattern-of-letting-child-porn-offenders-off-the-hook\/\" title=\"Hawley: Biden SCOTUS Nominee \u2018Has A Pattern Of Letting Child Porn Offenders Off The Hook\u2019\">child porn videos<\/a> were found, used the handle &#8220;skippy_md.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Initially,\u200c Wojahn faced charges of possession and distribution \u200dof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayor-resigns-charged-with-56-counts-of-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Dem Mayor Resigns, Charged With 56 Counts Of Child Pornography\">child exploitative material<\/a>. His official sentencing is\u200c scheduled for November\u200d 20.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hank\u200b Berrien contributed to this account<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dem-mayor-resigns-charged-with-56-counts-of-child-pornography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dem Mayor Resigns,\u200c Charged With \u200b56 Counts Of Child\u00a0Pornography<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of promoting child pornography. As part of the agreement, Wojahn will be sentenced to 30 years behind bars. The former mayor&#8217;s guilty plea comes after being charged with a total of 140 counts related to child pornography possession and distribution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":1991924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}