The former Democrat mayor of University Park, Maryland, is facing over 20 charges after FBI investigators discovered 45,000 files of child sex abuse images on his electronic devices.
Joel Biermann, 46, has been charged with 22 counts of possessing child pornography and six more felony charges related to distribution and solicitation.
Bierman served as University Park’s Mayor from 2022 through June of 2024.
Fox 5 DC reported that Biermann solicited images and videos while serving as mayor.
Charging documents further revealed authorities discovered a young boy’s underwear in his office while executing a search warrant.
As you may remember… just a year ago, the mayor of College Park, Maryland at the time (Patrick Wojahn, also a Democrat) pleaded guilty to 140 child pornography charges. University Park, MD is the town over… pic.twitter.com/WzcaETwy9Q
— The DC MD VA Live (@TheDMVLive) October 30, 2024