US fugitive wanted by FBI in child pornography case captured by police in Hungary

US fugitive caught by police in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian police say they have captured an American wanted by the FBI for the alleged possession and distribution of child pornography.

Budapest police said John D. Clark, III was captured late Tuesday in the Hungarian capital, where he was teaching English at a local school.

According to a page on the FBI Web site, Clark is wanted in Kentucky for allegedly possessing more than 13,000 illegal images of minors and distributing those images on the Internet. A federal warrant was issued for his arrest on May 21, 2009.