Former College Park mayor to be sentenced in child pornography case
A former College Park, Maryland, mayor will be sentenced for child pornography charges Monday after he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors.
Patrick Wojahn, 47, pleaded guilty on Aug. 2 to a total of 140 counts related to possessing and distributing images and videos containing child sex abuse material.
The plea deal calls for a sentence of 150 years with 120 years suspended, meaning he will serve 30 years in prison.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off Prince George’s County police in February that someone in the county was distributing child pornography.
The investigation led to Wojahn. Officials found over 1,500 pictures and videos on his devices. They also found he shared around 200 of those files on social media.
“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 in March after Wojahn’s indictment.
Wojahn was first elected mayor in College Park in 2015. He resigned in March shortly before his arrest.
Wojahn is married to an employee of Hubbard Radio Washington DC, which owns WTOP.