Former College Park Mayor indicted on 80 counts of child pornography charges
BALTIMORE — The former mayor of College Park, Patrick Wojahn, has been formally indicted on child pornography charges.
Wojahn was originally charged with 56 counts of child pornography. After the indictment, he is now facing 80 charges.
"It's a bit crazy, I think, someone in power could be doing things like that," University of Maryland student Joshua Lennon said. "It kind of just says a lot."
Patrick Wojahn is charged with 40 counts of possessing child porn and 40 counts of possession with intent to distribute.
He was arrested on March 2, just hours after he resigned as the city's mayor—a position he had served in since 2015.
Prince George's County Police said they started investigating Wojahn after they were alerted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a social media account operating in the county had and was sharing explicit images of young boys.
Investigators searched Wojahn's home, seizing several items.
"Investigators recovered multiple cell phones, a storage device, a tablet and a computer," Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz said earlier this month. "Everyone thinks that they can escape the law. Everyone thinks they can get around it somehow and that is not the case."
Weeks later his arrest is still on the minds of many in the community.
"I feel like after that happened, it could make people more woke to the things that could be happening with people in power," Lennon said.
With an interim mayor now in office, now the city awaits a special election to be held in May.
Those who live in College Park said they're now thinking twice about who they vote for.
"The mayor is supposed to live to the highest standards in the community, and that's not the highest standards in this community," Eric Cunningham of College Park said. "Not to be out in the community doing perverted things. Just someone with a good background"
Wojahn remains in jail in Prince George's County without bond.
