Cop in fed court on child-porn charge

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Albuquerque police officer at the center of a federal child pornography investigation made his first appearance in federal court Thursday morning. Nelson Begay was arrested at his home near Lomas and Eubank boulevards in northeast Albuquerque Wednesday after a month-long probe by Homeland Security Investigations. Begay is accused of downloading and viewing child pornography showing girls as young as 3 being victimized.  He allegedly told federal investigators he had a child-porn problem dating back to 2005 when he was stationed in Korea while serving in the military. Begay resigned from the Albuquerque Police Department Tuesday night just hours before his arrest. He was on the force for five years.