The former mayor of College Park was denied bail Monday and will be held in jail as he faces 56 counts related to possession and distribution of child pornography.
, will be jailed without bond as he awaits his trial, a judge ruled Monday morning.In a hearing, District Court Judge Patrice Lewis told Wojahn, 47, that she did not believe he could be safely released into the community. Prosecutors argued that there was no way to guarantee Wojahn, who faces 56 child-pornography-related counts, would not continue to access the kinds of illegal videos and photos he is alleged to have held and distributed via a social media app.
Wojahn was arrested Thursday, hours after he submitted a letter to the city resigning from his post as mayor, a job he had held since 2015. Before than, Wojahn had served on the City Council for eight years.Jessica Garth, chief prosecutor for the special victims unit within the state’s attorney’s office, argued in court that consumers of child pornography create a marketplace for those who create it, a cycle that leads to more exploitation and abuse of children.
More than a dozen people showed up to support Wojahn, including family members, friends and former co-workers.“Today’s hearing showed that Patrick has many friends and family in the community who love and support him,” Moyse said in a statement to The Washington Post. “We will continue to work within the judicial system to present his case and seek a just result.
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