Patrick Wojahn is eligible for parole in 7.5 years.
A judge sentenced a former College Park, Maryland, mayor, known for his LGBT activism and mentored by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, to 30 years after he pleaded guilty to 140 child pornography charges.
Some of the photos and videos included infants.
Patrick Wojahn received 150 years, but the judge suspended 120 of them. He is eligible for parole in 7.5 years:
Patrick Wojahn, who resigned as mayor of College Park, Maryland, on March 2 before his arrest, pleaded guilty to 140 charges related to child pornography as part of a deal struck with prosecutors. 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, The Washington Post reported. The conviction came after investigators linked an account sharing illicit images to his government email address.
“I do sense the remorsefulness,” Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Karen Mason said of Wojahn on Monday during an emotional hearing when prosecutors read hours of victim impact statements. “And I do know you take responsibility.”
30 years, but eligible for parole in 7.5 years.