Powell firefighter faces child porn charges

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Feb 5, 2010 at 6:21 AM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 5, 2010 at 6:21 AM MDT

POWELL, WYOMING - A Powell volunteer firefighter has been accused of using a fire hall computer to access child pornography.

Doug Leichner is charged with 19 felony counts of possession of child pornography.

The 43-year-old Leichner is being held on $100,000 cash bail and has been suspended from the Powell Volunteer Fire Department. Leichner's court appointed attorney, Travis Smith, questioned the evidence linking Leichner to the child porn on the computer, saying police are relying only on the word of a former girlfriend of Leichner's.

Smith also noted that many others had access to the same fire hall computer.

Police say a preliminary review of a personal computer and portable memory drive owned by Leichner found no illegal content.

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