Democrat Patrick Wojahn who served as mayor of College Park, Maryland, and who was arrested on 56 charges related to child pornography, including possession and distribution of such material, visited the White House multiple times since June 2021.
White House visitor logs reflect that the former mayor visited the presidential residence three times since June 25, 2021 for various events: a "Commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month" event, a "Pride Month Reception" that included a "Signing of an Executive Order on Advancing LGBTQI+ Individuals" and a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
However, according to Fox News, there were three other instances in which Patrick Wojahn was in attendance at the presidential residence between December 2022 and January 2023, but which will not yet be posted on the White House website until March 30 and April 30.
@usmayors visit to the White House! Starting with a panel discussion about the administration's historic investment in cities and our infrastructure with Julia Chavez Rodriguez, @MitchLandrieu, @GeneSperling46, and @johnpodesta! pic.twitter.com/9mfDnGsx1C
— Patrick Wojahn (@patrick_wojahn) January 20, 2023
Relations with senior officials
The former mayor networked with top Biden Cabinet officials, including Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, who, in fact, Wojahn considered to be his political mentor, or so he said during an interview for the LGBT news site Washington Blade.
Just two mayors, grabbing a beer together. #MayorPete pic.twitter.com/yAke5bmavN
— Patrick Wojahn (@patrick_wojahn) July 11, 2019
However, a DOT spokesman asserted that the secretary actually "did not know" Wojahn well, although he acknowledged that they met several times "through participation in U.S. Conference of Mayors programming, conferences and political events."
Wojahn's arrest
According to information released by Prince George's County police, the 47-year-old former mayor was arrested Thursday morning, just hours after he resigned from office. According to authorities, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified police of a suspicious social media account with images and videos related to child sexual abuse.
After much investigation, the police department discovered that the account was Wojahn's, so it was decided to authorize a search warrant at his home and "multiple cell phones, a storage device, a tablet and a computer" were found, police said.
Democrat Mayor Patrick Wojahn has been arrested on 56 counts of child pornography in Maryland. A quick look at his social media pages revealed he’s previously amplified content that supported kids being taught sex and gender theory content in school along with these photos ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ZDphS3JRvu
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 2, 2023
Now the former mayor is being charged with 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and another 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material.
Jessica Garth, a representative of the State Attorney's Office reported that Wojahn is in custody at the Prince George's County Department of Corrections where he will soon meet with a commissioner who will determine whether he will remain in custody or be released before trial.
