College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. Wojahn faces up to 360 years in jail if convicted.
Prince George County Police Chief Malik Aziz speaks at a press conference on March 2, 2023.College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned Wednesday, a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. His charges included 40 counts ofand 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material, according to police.
Wojahn wrote in his resignation letter to the city that "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." A subpoena was later issued to Yahoo! for information about the email account associated with the KiK account, according to the statement of charges from the Maryland State's Attorney. That Yahoo! account's recovery email was Wojahn's official government email, authorities said.
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