Former police officer sentenced for making child pornography

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) – A former Fair Bluff Police Officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manufacturing child pornography.

According to a release, 40 year old Donald Brian Beuchaine was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 15 years supervised release by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III.

Officials say on June 14, 2014, Beuchaine was caught secretly recording his girlfriend’s minor daughter in the bathroom. He admitted to recording the girl starting in April 2014 until he was caught in June. Forensics found 12,000 images of child porn on Beuchain’s cellphone and laptop.

The investigation was conducted by the NC State Bureau of Investigation and the Lake Waccamaw Police Department. The case was part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative.