The Democrat ex-mayor of College Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty to 140 counts related to child pornography possession and distribution in a deal that stipulates the former politician serve 30 years in prison.

Patrick Wojahn pleaded guilty Wednesday to 60 counts of distribution of child pornography, 40 counts of possession of child pornography, and 40 counts of possession of child pornography with the intention to distribute, a press release from Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

“This is a horrific case,” said Aisha Braveboy, state’s attorney of Prince George’s County. “I am truly pleased that Mr. Wojahn has [pleaded] guilty and accepted responsibility for his actions and these horrendous crimes.”

“As a former elected official, the College Park community put its faith and support in him to serve each resident and their best interests. Instead, he let them down in a most disgraceful way,” Braveboy continued.

“Our children are both precious and vulnerable, deserving of the utmost protection,” the statement said. “The tragedy of them being preyed upon in cases like this cannot be understated.”

Braveboy added, “I want families in Prince George’s County to rest assured, that we will continue to exhaust every possible effort to ensure their safety and well-being.”

Wojahn, who is openly gay, served as a city council member for eight years before serving as mayor of College Park. He resigned from his position in March, preceding his arrest.

“On February 28, 2023, a search warrant was executed on my residence as part of an ongoing police investigation. I have cooperated fully, and will continue to cooperate, with law enforcement,” Wojahn wrote in his resignation letter. “I am stepping away to deal with my own mental health.”

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The Prince George’s Police Department (PGPD) announced in March that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had notified them that a social media account operating in the county possessed and distributed suspected child pornography. “Through various investigative techniques, PGPD investigators discovered the social media account belonged to Wojahn,” the department announced.

PGPD detectives served a search warrant at Wojahn’s College Park home on February 28, the statement said. “Investigators recovered multiple cell phones, a storage device, a tablet and a computer,” PGPD noted. It was additionally reported that Wojahn’s Kik account with the child porn videos used the handle “skippy_md.”

At the time, Wojahn was charged with 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material.

Wojahn’s official sentencing is set for November 20.

Hank Berrien contributed to this account 

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Federal prosecutors alerted U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan Friday to a social media post from former President Donald Trump that attorneys claim specifically referenced people involved in his criminal case.

Following his arraignment in a Washington, D.C., district court Thursday, Trump posted to his Truth Social account, “If you go after me, I’m coming after you!” The attorneys on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team argued that the post referred to those involved in Trump’s case “specifically or by implication,” POLITICO reported. 

Team Trump fired back with a statement on Saturday, saying the post was not in reference to anyone involved in his criminal case.

“The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech, and was in response to the RINO, China-loving, dishonest special interest groups and Super PACs, like the ones funded by the Koch brothers and the Club for No Growth,” the statement said. 

The prosecutors said the post raises concerns that Trump might share evidence about the case on his social media account, and they urged the judge to order Trump to keep any evidence shared with his team from public view. So far, Smith has not sought a gag order against Trump in either the January 6 case or the classified documents case. 

“All the proposed order seeks to prevent is the improper dissemination or use of discovery materials, including to the public,” Senior Assistant Special Counsels Molly Gaston and Thomas Windom wrote. “Such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him. … And in recent days, regarding this case, the defendant has issued multiple posts—either specifically or by implication—including the following, which the defendant posted just hours ago.”

Trump was indicted earlier this week on four charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, which included conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The former president was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all charges. 

Trump attorney Alina Habba spoke outside the D.C. courthouse at the time of the arraignment, accusing the Department of Justice of targeting Trump to cover up negative news about President Joe Biden and his family.

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“This is election interference at its finest against the leading candidate, right now, for president of either party. President Trump is under siege in a way that we have never seen before,” Habba said.

The indictment, delivered by Smith, is the third criminal case brought against Trump in the past year. In June, he pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to his handling of classified documents. In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his alleged hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels.