The mayor of College Park, Maryland, Patrick Wojahn (D), was arrested Thursday on 56 child pornography possession and distribution charges.
“Following additional investigation, PGPD obtained criminal charges against Wojahn and investigators took him into custody early this morning,” the department wrote in the release.
Wojahn has submitted his resignation from the mayorship, which he has held since 2015. He was the city’s first openly gay mayor, NBC News Washington“I have cooperated fully, and will continue to cooperate, with law enforcement,” he said in his resignation letter. Ryna Quinones, with the city’s communications office, thanked “Wojhan for his many years of dedicated service” in the press release.“The City knows that this news is distressing and difficult for our community, and we encourage our residents to seek any help they feel necessary to work through this trying time,” she wrote.
Patrick Wojahn, the first openly gay mayor of College Park, MD—who was also a regular White House guest and Pete Buttigieg "mentee"—has just been arrested on 56 counts of child porn.
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