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Fire division chief preparing to hire attorney for porn case
A La Crosse fire division chief says he’s close to hiring an attorney to defend him in a child pornography case.
Francis Devine has asked Judge Scott Horne to give him 30 more days to get funding to hire La Crosse attorney Keith Belzer.
Devine’s next hearing has been scheduled for May 8th.
Last month, Devine was charged with possessing a child porn image on a home computer, after state investigators received a tip from an anti-porn organization.
He was placed on administrative leave by the La Crosse Fire Department.