High-Profile Official Pleads Guilty | Annapolis News

Former Maryland deputy secretary of state Luis Borunda, who served under Governor Larry Hogan, just pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse charges — a shocking fall from grace for a high-ranking official. The case stems from a 2020 sting operation where agents posing as minors set up a meeting with Borunda in a park, and investigators later uncovered he also traveled to California to abuse a real teenager. Nearly 2,000 explicit images and videos were found. He admitted to the most serious charge — sexual exploitation of a child — and now faces up to 30 years in prison, with sentencing set for September 21. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b6679967969a1b1b