GUILTY MD-College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn arrested on 56 counts of child *advertiser censored* charges

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The mayor of College Park, Md., was arrested Thursday morning and has been charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of CP.
Patrick Wojahn, the 47-year-old mayor of the town that hosts the University of Maryland campus, resigned from his post Wednesday night ahead of the arrest, the city said in a statement.

College Park mayor arrested on 56 counts of CSAM; Faces up to 360 years in prison

College Park Mayor Resigns

 

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The mayor of College Park, Md., was arrested Thursday morning and has been charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of CP.
Patrick Wojahn, the 47-year-old mayor of the town that hosts the University of Maryland campus, resigned from his post Wednesday night ahead of the arrest, the city said in a statement.

College Park mayor arrested on 56 counts of CSAM; Faces up to 360 years in prison

College Park Mayor Resigns

Neither link is working for me -- possibly because of the ever-present and aggressive site bots. Here are a few others, may have to cut n' paste: (MOD NOTE - fixing as I can, months later)

College Park Mayor Arrested on 56 Counts of Possession, Distribution of CSAM

Mayor of College Park arrested, charged with 56 counts of CSAM

He has a significant profile outside of his mayoral work.

Patrick Wojahn – The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center

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According to a news release, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted Prince George’s County police on Feb. 17 about a social media account operating in the county that possessed and distributed suspected CP. The images had been uploaded on social media in January, police said.

College Park mayor arrested on child pornography charges, community reacts - WTOP News

Police have arrested and charged Patrick Wojahn, the now former mayor of College Park, Maryland, with possession and distribution of child pornography.

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Patrick Wojahn, 47, was charged with 56 counts of alleged child pornography that included 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material, according to a statement from the Prince George’s County Police Department.

Maryland mayor arrested on child pornography charges resigns from post

Patrick Wojahn, 47, the mayor of College Park since 2015, said in a resignation letter: "I am stepping away to deal with my own mental health."

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On February 28, 2023, PGPD detectives served a search warrant at Wojahn’s College Park home. Investigators recovered multiple cell phones, a storage device, a tablet and a computer. Following additional investigation, PGPD obtained criminal charges against Wojahn and investigators took him into custody early this morning.
PGPD Arrests and Charges Suspect With 56 Counts of Possession & Distribution of CP
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the site auto censor garbage really makes it difficult to discuss cases of this nature. I know these darn links are not gonna lead anywhere because they feature a word the censor won't allow. but just google the news org and this fine upstanding gentleman's name and you will find them. I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest. This whole dang town must be reeling with this news.

ETA alternate links to the various news orgs

 

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For some reason the links in tlcya's post are fine, but not due to anything we've done behind the scenes yet.

We've let Dave know and he is checking into it to see what's going on and what can be done. Stay tuned

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1632762898052202496

Former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn ordered held on no bond status. Judge sternly says community can’t be protected from Wojahn after state argues people like him create a market for child…

 

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— A Prince George’s County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn, 47, for 40 counts of possession of cp 40 counts of possession with the intent to distribute.

“This is an unprecedented case in our county in which a former elected official has been accused of a crime of this nature," State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said. "We elect leaders with the expectation that they will serve, protect, and advocate for our children, families, and communities and not harm them in anyway. The charges contained in the indictment are serious, and we will continue to work with law enforcement to investigate and follow any new leads that may be uncovered."

Former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn indicted on 80 counts related to CSAM

 

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Sentenced to 150 years, but 120 years suspended

Judge Mason also sentenced Wojahn to serve five years of probation upon his release and to register as a sex offender. Under Maryland state law, defendants convicted of nonviolent crimes are eligible to be released on parole after completing 25% of their sentence. In Wojahn’s case that would be 7 1/2 years.
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Judge Mason also sentenced Wojahn to serve five years of probation upon his release and to register as a sex offender. Under Maryland state law, defendants convicted of nonviolent crimes are eligible to be released on parole after completing 25% of their sentence. In Wojahn’s case that would be 7 1/2 years.