DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him
A Pennsylvania deputy sheriff has been charged with official oppression after allegedly taking photos of nude prisoners and sharing them with colleagues. Investigators discovered the misconduct after reviewing bodycam footage from other officers.
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Cameras catching cameras DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him Pennsylvania cop charged with oppression and obstruction.
12 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav On March 31, 2026, a rather odd complaint arrived at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office.
It came from the local sheriff’s office, and it concerned one of their own, Deputy Sheriff Ryan Gaffney. The allegation was unusual: Gaffney had used his iPhone to snap photos of nude prisoners he had encountered in his job—and he had then shared those photos with “several female civilian employees inside the Sheriff’s Office.”
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