The now-former mayor of College Park, Maryland, Patrick Wojahn, was arrested on child pornography charges Thursday, adding to a growing list of mayors charged with child sex crimes since 2021. Wojahn’s case is just one of many, with at least 12 additional then-current and former mayors facing charges of child sex crimes since 2021.
Among the others includes:
Phil Briggs, the mayor of Spencerville, Ohio, resigned last month after he was arrested for allegedly secretly recording his girlfriend’s teenage daughters while they undressed.
Ted Tomaszewski, the former mayor of Mansfield Township, New Jersey, was charged in January with sexual assault, luring and child endangerment. He is accused of engaging in multiple sex acts with a 15-year-old in 2022 after leaving office in 2014.
Matthew McIlravy, the mayor of Pilot Point, Texas, resigned in June 2022 just months after taking office after he was charged with online solicitation of a minor under the age of 14.
