Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, a four-term Republican from Lebanon County, resigned Wednesday after he was charged with possession of child pornography
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Even before that he had been stripped of his role as chairman of the state government committee and his Facebook and Twitter pages appeared to have been deactivated.Mike Folmer: Child porn found on phone of Pennsylvania state senator, prosecutor says According to the criminal complaint, the account that uploaded the image was associated with a Yahoo email address that included the names"Jay" and"Michael." Jay is Folmer's middle name, according to the complaint.
Folmer reportedly told the agent in the attorney general's office and an agent with the Department of Homeland Security that the Tumblr account that posted the picture was his, and that he had been"dealing with some personal problems/issues" and had received images of child pornography through Tumblr.
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