[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] The mayor of College Park, Maryland has officially resigned a day before he was arrested and charged with FIFTY-SIX counts of child pornography.
Forty-seven year old Patrick Wojahn‘s (pictured above) home was searched on Tuesday — and apparently he knew he was in some hot water because on Wednesday he immediately released a statement resigning from his position as mayor, which he’s held since 2015.
His official resignation letter stated he was stepping down due to “mental health” — and also said the reason police searched his house didn’t “involve any official city business” at all: The town was shocked, but soon their shock would turn to disgust when the other shoe dropped… Related: Josh Duggar May Get His Child Porn Case Appealed?! In January the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified police of a social media account that was posting explicit images of children online, and after some searching they were able to link the account to Wojahn.
Law enforcement say the former mayor was using a VPN to try and hide his identity, but even with that he allegedly failed to take into account his email was linked to the account.
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