Featured Top Story Topical Ex-Portage police officer posts bond in child abuse case, as wife files for divorce John Gittings | WiscNews Sep 5, 2025 Sep 5, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Portage Police officer charged with abusing his infant son posted his $10,000 bond on Wednesday, the same day his wife filed for divorce.kAmr2>6C@? r@C@?25@ :D 492C865 H:E9 49:=5 23FD6 :?E6?E:@?2==J 42FD:?8 92C> DE6>>:?8 7C@> 2? pF8] `e :?4:56?E :? H9:49[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 4C:>:?2= 4@>A=2:?E 7:=65 pF8] `g[ 96 7@C465 2 A24:7:6C :?E@ 9:D e\>@?E9\@=5 D@?’D >@FE9[ H9:49 42FD65 3=665:?8]k^AmkAmr2>6C@? 2?5 qC:EE?6J r@C@?25@[ 3@E9 ba[ 2=D@ 92G6 2 c\J62C\@=5 52F89E6C[ 2?5 96 7246D 2 5:D@C56C=J 4@?5F4E >:D56>62?@C 492C86 27E6C 2 yF=J h D:EF2E:@? :? 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