According to court documents, authorities have charged a nurse who previously worked in the pediatrics unit at Presbyterian Hospital, located in downtown Albuquerque, with possession of child pornography.
Police booked Blade Rogers, 29, into Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center on Thursday for the charge of possession of a visual medium of sexual exploitation (child under 13).
Court documents state that Rogers allegedly used a free messaging app called Kik, which is available on smartphones, to purchase sexually explicit videos of children.
In February, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a tip about child sexual abuse material to the New Mexico Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
NMDOJ investigators linked Rogers to the tip by requesting records from Google and Kik.
On Thursday, investigators and police went to Rogers’ apartment in northwest Albuquerque and served a search warrant. While there, they detained Rogers and seized his phone.
According to court documents, authorities found a file containing child sexual abuse material on his phone.
The state has requested that Rogers remain in custody while awaiting pretrial detention authorities.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services has confirmed that Rogers is no longer affiliated with them. They are working closely with law enforcement during the investigation.