Pennsylvania State Sen. Mike Folmer Facing Child Pornography Possession Charges, AG Says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities say a social media website told them the user had uploaded an image using their service. The state attorney general's office said Sen. Mike Folmer was arrested and charged Tuesday night.
Investigators allegedly found images of child pornography on Folmer's cell phone when they executed a search warrant at his house in Lebanon County.
A message left at Folmer's listed home telephone number wasn't immediately returned, and neither were messages for his lawyer.
The 63-year-old Republican was elected to a fourth term in November. Long considered one of the chamber's most conservative members, Folmer was crucial to helping swing Republican votes behind a bill to legalize medical marijuana in 2016.
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