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Suspended La Crosse Division Fire Chief prepares for trial in child porn possession case
The court hearing was quick Wednesday morning for longtime La Crosse Division Fire Chief Frank Devine, who’s accused of possessing child pornography.
Devine waived his preliminary hearing, pleaded not guilty and Judge Elliot Levine decided there was enough evidence to go to trial. It all occurred within 10 minutes.
Four explicit images of underage children were tracked back to Devine’s IP address.
He told investigators he wasn’t searching for child porn, but it popped up while he was viewing other pornography and he was curious.
Devine recently reached a deal with the fire department that will allow him to retire in June
He faces a minimum of three years in prison if convicted.