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Former Maryland Delegate Robert A. McKee pleaded guilty to a child porn charge in federal court yesterday. Prosecutors are asking for 37 to 41 months in prison along with the requirement to register with as a sex offender.

Prosecutors stated that McKee possessed printed images of child pornography from the Internet and printed stories describing sexual acts between young boys and other young boys or adult men. They stated that McKee would read these stories while looking at the images. Some of the images were of known victims identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s database.

When McKee wasn’t working as a Maryland state delegate, he was the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County. He was also active in local Little League.

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It took seven months, but former Maryland Delegate Robert A. McKee has finally been charged in connection to possessing child pornography. Washington County deputies raided his home this past January and discovered a plethora of kiddie porn including computer images, magazines, and video tapes.

The charges are federal. In my opinion, if it was up to local authorities, McKee would never be charged. Washington County deputies confiscated a large amount of child pornography from McKee’s home on January 31. The same home he shares with his “adopted granddaughter”. Washington County Sheriff Douglas Mullendore, a friend of McKee, was present during the raid on McKee’s home. Instead of informing the public that a large stash of child pornography was found in McKee’s home, the news remained secret for two weeks. McKee continued working not only as a Maryland Delegate, but as the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County.

According to his attorney, McKee plans on pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the Justice Department.

Two local residents were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Tuesday after the Washington County Narcotics Task force executed a search warrant at their home.  They found two pounds of pot, along with nine marijuana plants.

On January 31, 2008, Washington County law enforcement officers executed a search warrant in the home of Robert A. McKee.  They seized two computers, 30 videotapes, and printed materials from his home that officers described as being child pornography.  At the time of the search warrant and the discovery of child porn, McKee was an elected delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates.  He was also the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County.

Robert McKee was not arrested.  Robert McKee has yet to be charged with any crimes.

I don’t understand how possessing marijuana causes you to be immediately arrested and charged with a crime, but possessing child pornography does not.  Which is worse, marijuana or child porn?

Robert McKee was forced to resign from the Maryland House of Delegates and from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County.

A month later.

On January 31, 2008, law enforcement officers raided the home of Robert A. McKee and seized two computers, 30 videotapes and printed materials from his home that officers described as being child pornography.  At the time of the raid, McKee was an elected delegate to to the Maryland House of Delegates.  He was also the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County.

He was also a Republican.

When news of the incident was made public a week later, McKee resigned from both the Maryland House of Delegates and his position with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County.

It has now been 190 days since investigators seized the child pornography from McKee’s home. He has yet to be charged with any crime.

Why not?

It’s now been 65 days since Washington County Sheriff deputies raided the home of former Maryland state delegate Robert A. McKee (R) and child pornography. Investigators seized two computers, 30 videotapes and a “significant amount” of printed material, including magazines showing naked children.

He has yet to be charged. Why not?

Even after deputies hauled the massive kiddie porn collection from McKee’s home, they didn’t bother notifying anyone. When McKee wasn’t in Annapolous helping to craft new state laws, he was the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County. He was also quite active in the local Little League.

Maybe steps should have been taken to make sure he stays away from children.

I just don’t understand why things are being delayed in this case. At the very least he should be placed under arrest and charged for possession of child pornography. If I didn’t know any better, I would think McKee is getting special treatment.

From the Hagerstown paper of record, The Herald-Mail:

Maryland Del. Robert A. McKee, R-Washington, on Friday announced his resignation from the House of Delegates after information surfaced that deputies, acting on information that child pornography was in the residence, searched his Halfway home on Jan. 31.

During the search, investigators seized two computers, about 30 videotapes and a “significant amount” of printed material, including magazines, Washington County Sheriff Douglas Mullendore said Friday afternoon during a press conference.

No charges have been filed.

McKee, in a faxed statement, also said Friday that he had resigned from his position as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County, an organization he said he served for 29 years.

Yes, that’s right. When this asshole isn’t carrying out his duties as our elected representative in Annapolis, he is running the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County. You just can’t make this kind of stuff up.

Even though authorities found a “significant amount” of child porn in the delegate’s home over two weeks ago, he remains free. He has yet to be placed under arrest. How much child porn does one have to amass before being placed under arrest? This asshat should have been forced to announce his resignation from the House of Delegates from a jail cell. This is why we have jail cells. Why hasn’t he been placed under arrest?

McKee was present when the search warrant signed by Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone III was executed, said Mullendore, who knows McKee personally.

I guess it’s safe to say if you are going to be a collector of child porn, it pays to be friends with the local sheriff.