JACKSON — At a bail hearing Tuesday, a judge ordered released the man who had led a protest from a skateboard through North Conway in June and then was charged with child pornography in July.
On Father’s Day (June 21), Chris DeVries, 37, of Jackson led a protest he called “Skate Away the Hate,” which involved people riding bicycles and skateboards down Route 16 from Schouler Park to Depot Road and back.
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