A former Maryland mayor and prominent LGBT activist who was mentored by Pete Buttigieg has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sharing hundreds of sexually explicit images of children online.
Patrick Wojahn, who served as mayor of College Park from 2015 to 2023, received his sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to disseminating 140 images of child pornography including some involving adults. He was sentenced to 150 years total, with all but 30 years suspended, but still will be eligible for parole in 7.5 years under state law, Fox News reported.
“I do sense the remorsefulness,” said Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Karen Mason during Monday’s hearing where prosecutors read hours of victim statements. “And I do know you take responsibility.”
Wojahn met Buttigieg in 2015 while the Biden official was serving as mayor in South Bend, Indiana. Both were assigned to be “buddies” at the US Conference of Mayors’ Winter Meeting in DC, according to the New York Post.
“I now serve in a leadership role as vice chair of city livability and bicycling in part due to his mentorship,” Wojahn said of Buttigieg, adding that they would discuss…
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