Fmr. Fair Bluff officer pleads guilty in child porn case

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A former police officer in Columbus County could face up to 30 years in prison following guilty pleas in a child pornography investigation.

A spokesman with the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern District of North Carolina’s office said Donald Brian Beauchaine, 40, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of manufacturing child pornography.

Beauchaine was caught secretly videotaping a girl in the bathroom in June of 2014. His cellphone and laptop had 12,000 images of child pornography, according to the release.