No wonder he is against pedophiles getting sued by their victims - well at least he's not a hypocrite. 
And who the fuck uses their REAL home address to register for Tumblr and free porn sites?
Pennsylvania lawmaker faces multiple child porn charges after 'images were uploaded to a site' which 'appeared to come from the state senator's home'
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities said they executed a search warrant Tuesday on a tip from an online social media provider that the user had uploaded an image using its service.
Sen. Mike Folmer was arrested and charged Tuesday night, the state attorney general's office said. 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.
In February, the social media site, Tumblr, sent a complaint to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a user had uploaded at least one image that contained suspected child pornography in December 2017, according to court papers provided by the attorney general's office.
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility
Investigators then traced the Tumblr account to Folmer's email address and home address, they said.
A message left at Folmer's listed home telephone number wasn't immediately returned Tuesday night, and neither were messages for a lawyer said by a Senate official to be representing Folmer.
He was charged with possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, both felonies.
'Michael Folmer stated that he had been dealing with some personal problems/issues and that he had received child pornography through his Tumblr blog,' an agent of the attorney general's office wrote in the court papers.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro revealed the arrest in a statement after 9pm on Tuesday.
'This defendant serves as a state Senator and was entrusted to honor and represent his community in the Pennsylvania Capitol,' said Shapiro.
Law enforcement allegedly found images of child pornography on Folmer's cellphone when they executed a search warrant at his Lebanon home
'I will continue to say it - no one is above the law, no matter what position of power they hold,' Shapiro said. 'I will continue to work to protect children and hold those who abuse them accountable.'
Folmer, a 63-year-old Republican, was elected to a fourth four-year term in November and chairs the Senate State Government Committee, where he has spent considerable time recently working on election reform bills.
In a statement late Tuesday, the Senate's top two Republican leaders said they were shocked to learn of the allegations against Folmer and were removing him of his committee chairmanship.
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said in a joint statement: 'We are shocked to learn tonight of the allegations made against Senator Folmer. We will fully cooperate with law enforcement regarding this deeply disturbing matter.'
'Given the severity of these charges, Senator Folmer is immediately being removed as Chair of the Senate State Government Committee. Further action in response to these charges will be taken by Senate Leadership in the coming days.'
Long considered one of the chamber's most conservative members, Folmer was crucial to helping swing Republican votes behind a bill to legalize medical marijuana in 2016. He routinely pulls a miniature copy of the U.S. Constitution from his breast pocket when speaking publicly to emphasize a point.
On one recent hot-button issue, Folmer had opposed legislation to lift legal barriers that block long-ago victims of child sexual abuse from suing institutions, such as the Roman Catholic Church, that may have covered up the crimes.
Folmer was first elected in 2006, knocking off the Senate's then-sitting Republican majority leader in that year's anti-pay raise backlash.
Bail was set at $25,000, but it was not immediately clear if Folmer had posted it, the attorney general's office said.
And who the fuck uses their REAL home address to register for Tumblr and free porn sites?
Pennsylvania lawmaker faces multiple child porn charges after 'images were uploaded to a site' which 'appeared to come from the state senator's home'
- A Pennsylvania state senator was arrested Tuesday on child porn charges, the state Attorney General announced
- Republican Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility
- Law enforcement say they found images of child pornography on Folmer's cellphone when they executed a search warrant at his Lebanon home
- Officials said an investigation into the matter began after authorities received a tip that a user of the microblogging site Tumblr uploaded an image of child porn
- The investigation led officials to Folmer's home
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities said they executed a search warrant Tuesday on a tip from an online social media provider that the user had uploaded an image using its service.
Sen. Mike Folmer was arrested and charged Tuesday night, the state attorney general's office said. 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.
In February, the social media site, Tumblr, sent a complaint to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a user had uploaded at least one image that contained suspected child pornography in December 2017, according to court papers provided by the attorney general's office.
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility
Investigators then traced the Tumblr account to Folmer's email address and home address, they said.
A message left at Folmer's listed home telephone number wasn't immediately returned Tuesday night, and neither were messages for a lawyer said by a Senate official to be representing Folmer.
He was charged with possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, both felonies.
'Michael Folmer stated that he had been dealing with some personal problems/issues and that he had received child pornography through his Tumblr blog,' an agent of the attorney general's office wrote in the court papers.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro revealed the arrest in a statement after 9pm on Tuesday.
'This defendant serves as a state Senator and was entrusted to honor and represent his community in the Pennsylvania Capitol,' said Shapiro.
Law enforcement allegedly found images of child pornography on Folmer's cellphone when they executed a search warrant at his Lebanon home
'I will continue to say it - no one is above the law, no matter what position of power they hold,' Shapiro said. 'I will continue to work to protect children and hold those who abuse them accountable.'
Folmer, a 63-year-old Republican, was elected to a fourth four-year term in November and chairs the Senate State Government Committee, where he has spent considerable time recently working on election reform bills.
In a statement late Tuesday, the Senate's top two Republican leaders said they were shocked to learn of the allegations against Folmer and were removing him of his committee chairmanship.
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said in a joint statement: 'We are shocked to learn tonight of the allegations made against Senator Folmer. We will fully cooperate with law enforcement regarding this deeply disturbing matter.'
'Given the severity of these charges, Senator Folmer is immediately being removed as Chair of the Senate State Government Committee. Further action in response to these charges will be taken by Senate Leadership in the coming days.'
Long considered one of the chamber's most conservative members, Folmer was crucial to helping swing Republican votes behind a bill to legalize medical marijuana in 2016. He routinely pulls a miniature copy of the U.S. Constitution from his breast pocket when speaking publicly to emphasize a point.
On one recent hot-button issue, Folmer had opposed legislation to lift legal barriers that block long-ago victims of child sexual abuse from suing institutions, such as the Roman Catholic Church, that may have covered up the crimes.
Folmer was first elected in 2006, knocking off the Senate's then-sitting Republican majority leader in that year's anti-pay raise backlash.
Bail was set at $25,000, but it was not immediately clear if Folmer had posted it, the attorney general's office said.
