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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An attorney who worked on the staff of Gov.<br>Kay Ivey pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, [https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=federal%20prosecutors&gs_l=news federal prosecutors] said Tuesday.<br> Chase Tristian Espy, 36, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, authorities said in a statement,  [http://chate.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=40918 porno] and a judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for Jan. 24.<br> Espy, of Vestavia Hills, previously worked as deputy general counsel in the office of Ivey.<br><br>He was only employed there a few months and was fired at the time of his arrest last August, officials said at the time.<br> Investigators seized Espy's cellphone after he engaged in online chats with an investigator he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, authorities said in a statement.<br><br>A search found multiple videos and several images portraying child sexual abuse, [https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=authorities&gs_l=news authorities] said.<br>