BALTIMORE — The mayor of a Maryland faculty city was arrested Thursday morning on dozens of kid pornography counts hours after he resigned from workplace.
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Mayor arrested on child porn counts in Maryland college town
County officers mentioned the division began investigating after the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Youngsters notified them on Feb. 17 {that a} social media account had distributed suspected little one pornography. Detectives traced the account to Wojahn, authorities mentioned.
Wojahn submitted his resignation after enterprise hours on Wednesday, metropolis officers mentioned in an announcement Thursday. He was serving his second time period as mayor of School Park, which incorporates the College of Maryland campus, after profitable election in 2015. He beforehand served eight years as a metropolis councilman.
“Mr. Wojahn resigned his place yesterday and has been cooperating totally with legislation enforcement,” his lawyer David Moyse mentioned by way of electronic mail Thursday. “Whereas too early to touch upon the allegations, we’ll proceed to cooperate as the method unfolds.”
In his resignation letter, which the town launched, Wojahn mentioned he plans to “take care of my very own psychological well being” and requested residents to maintain his household of their prayers.
“Whereas this investigation doesn’t contain any official metropolis enterprise of any variety, it’s in one of the best pursuits of our neighborhood that I step apart and never function a distraction,” he wrote.
Initially from Wisconsin, Wojahn graduated from Georgetown College Legislation Middle and has labored in authorized advocacy and authorities relations.
The town will maintain a particular election to decide on a brand new mayor.