Anthony Miller, the Hastings Police Department officer charged for possession of child pornography, has resigned from the department, effective Jan. 27.
City officials issued a short press release about Miller's resignation on Friday (Jan. 30).
Miller, who lives in New Richmond, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the criminal complaint filed in December in St. Croix County, Wis., Miller allegedly admitted to agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation that he downloaded, possessed and traded or distributed child pornography for approximately the previous two years, consisting of images of girls Miller estimated to be between the ages of nine and 15.
DOJ officials say Miller also admitted he used his personal laptop while on duty as a police officer in Hastings in order to obtain Internet access via unencrypted wireless signals from random locations throughout the Hastings area.
Both charges against Miller are felonies and carry a combined maximum sentence of 65 years in prison and a $200,000 fine. They have a combined minimum sentence of eight years in prison and a $1,000 fine for each illegal image.
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