Former Theater Owner Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP)-- The former owner of an Ocean City theater has pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said in a statement Tuesday that 57-year-old David Edward Weatherholtz had sexual contact with at least four minors, including family members and a child whom he mentored and taught as owner of the OC Jamboree theater.
Weatherholtz was arrested by an undercover detective with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office who posed as a 13-year-old boy. Weatherholtz had arranged to meet him at a Snow Hill restaurant. Police then searched his home and found child pornography.
According to the plea agreement, the government will recommend a sentence of 50 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for May 19.
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