A Maryland delegate supporting Donald Trump was indicted late Wednesday on federal charges that included engaging with a minor to produce child pornography.
According to the Justice Department, Caleb Andrew Bailey, 30, from Waldorf, Md., was also indicted for transporting explosives and illegally possessing a machine gun. Bailey’s father is the former vice chair of the Maryland Republican Party.
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Bailey is listed by the Maryland Secretary of State as a delegate who will vote for Trump. Trump won the Maryland Republican primary last month, and Bailey was selected at as a delegate at that same time.
Authorities were first alerted to Bailey when a ruptured package found by U.S. Postal Service police in February contained ammunition and explosives addressed to someone in Wisconsin. Bailey called USPS twice to provide the package’s tracking number and tell them the package was not delivered.
Law enforcement arranged to meet with Bailey in May to further discuss the missing package, but he never appeared. Later that day, law enforcement executed a federal search warrant at his properties, including his residence, and seized a machine gun.
Bailey didn’t have a federal license to transport the explosives contained in the package, according to court documents. Possession of the machine gun by Bailey was also illegal.
Court documents show that “from March 2015 to January 2016, Bailey attempted to use and did use a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography.” Bailey also allegedly possessed child pornography.
He is being detained pending a May 24 hearing in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, at which time his initial court appearance is also scheduled. He faces up to 30 years in prison for the child pornography charge, and up to 10 years for the other charges.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
