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Friday

Patrick Wojahn, who was on the College Park city council and has been the mayor of the city since 2015, was charged with 16 counts of distributing child pornography and 40 counts of possessing it. Prince George's County Police Department hide caption

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Prince George's County Police Department

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A Balenciaga retail store is seen closed to customers due to pandemic lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia, in 2021. The brand has come under fire in recent weeks due to back-to-back ad scandals. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images hide caption

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Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Thursday

A federal judge has sentenced reality TV's Josh Duggar to about 12 1/2 years in prison for his conviction on one count of receiving child pornography. Washington County Detention Center via AP hide caption

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Washington County Detention Center via AP

Thursday

Jacob Greer was on the lam for six years, trying to avoid child pornography charges. Authorities said he was a "survivalist" who had intentions to "live off the land." In 2016, the U.S. Forest Service linked a car that was found at a Montana campground to Greer. Here, new green trees grow in the foreground near older dead trees in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana in 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Wednesday

Nirvana artifacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition, at a London art gallery on Sept. 13, 2011. The album's 20th anniversary featured a $20 bill, but the original album had a $1 bill. Samir Hussein/Getty Images hide caption

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Samir Hussein/Getty Images

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This May 21, 2021 photo shows the Apple logo displayed on a Mac Pro desktop computer in New York. Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Mark Lennihan/AP

Monday

Attorney General William Barr announced an update in the investigation of the deadly shooting last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. He said Monday: "This was an act of terrorism." Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Wednesday

The Department of Justice announced that hundreds of people have been charged in the takedown of a massive darknet child pornography website. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Jose Luis Magana/AP

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Mike Folmer was arrested on Tuesday on child pornography charges filed by the state Attorney General's Office. According to charging documents, Folmer told police he had been "dealing with some personal problems." Marc Levy/AP hide caption

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Marc Levy/AP

Thursday

The Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico mysteriously shut down for 11 days in September, citing a security issue. Authorities were investigating a janitor for distribution of pornography. Sunspot Solar Observatory/https://sunspot.solar/ hide caption

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Sunspot Solar Observatory/https://sunspot.solar/

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Mark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy "Glee," died Tuesday. He was 35. Salling pleaded guilty in December to possession of child pornography. John Shearer/John Shearer/Invision/AP hide caption

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John Shearer/John Shearer/Invision/AP

Thursday

Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced on Thursday for possession of child pornography. He is pictured here in court in Lansing, Mich., last month. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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