The mayor of College Park, Maryland Patrick Wojahn has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Wojahn is facing a total of 56 charges related to child pornography: 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distributing child exploitative material.
Wojahn issued a letter of resignation Wednesday night in which he stated he will “cooperate with law enforcement” and does not want the investigation to distract from the government’s priorities.
Law enforcement said that there is currently no indication that Wojahn produced any of the child pornography himself.
According to Townhall’s Mia Cathell, Wojahn was a regular White House guest.
FOX News reported:
The mayor of College Park, Maryland has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Mayor Patrick Wojahn, 47, was arrested by Prince George’s County police on Thursday morning, according to local outlet Fox 5.
Wojahn issued a letter of resignation Wednesday night in which he stated he will “cooperate with law enforcement” and does not want the investigation to distract from the government’s priorities.
“On February 28, 2023, a search warrant was executed on my residence as part of an ongoing police investigation. I have cooperated fully, and will continue to cooperate, with law enforcement,” Wojahn wrote in his letter.
He continued, “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.”
More from Townhall:
The gay-activist Democrat mayor of College Park, Maryland, who has branded himself as something of a role model for LGBTQ youth, was arrested Thursday morning on dozens of counts of possessing and distributing child pornography, totaling 56 child sex offenses.
47-year-old Patrick Lewis Wojahn, a regular White House guest and the first openly gay man to take mayoral office in his city, is charged with 40 counts of possession of child sexual exploitative material and 16 felony counts of distribution of child porn.