Pennsylvania Lawmaker in Child Porn Possession Case Resigns
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, was charged Sept. 17 by the state Attorney General's Office after agents confronted him, saying they acted on a tip from an online social media provider that a user had uploaded an image of suspected child pornography on its service.
September 20, 2019 at 01:00 PM
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A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who is facing child pornography possession charges resigned Sept. 18, just hours after his arrest spurred condemnation and calls for him to step down.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, was charged Sept. 17 by the state Attorney General's Office after agents confronted him, saying they acted on a tip from an online social media provider that a user had uploaded an image of suspected child pornography on its service.
Investigators allegedly found two images of child pornography on Folmer's cellphone after they executed a search warrant at his house in Lebanon County and asked him to turn it over.
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