Creep Pennsylvania deputy allegedly took secret photos of naked men in custody: DA
A former Pennsylvania sheriff’s deputy allegedly took secret photos of naked prisoners to “humiliate” them and shared the lewd pics with his pals and coworkers, according to authorities.Ex-Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Gaffney was hit with a slew of charges on Monday for allegedly secretly snapping photos of naked men while on duty and trying to hide the pervy acts from investigators, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announced at a press conference.Gaffney, 46, who was fired from the sheriff’s office in June, allegedly took one of the nude photos while executing an arrest warrant at a home in Middletown Township with four other deputies on January 30, Khan told reporters.The man, who was suffering from a mental health crisis, was found in an upstairs bedroom naked from the waist down, prosecutors said.
While the man tried to pull his pants on at the end of his bed, Gaffney allegedly covered his body-worn camera to obstruct the recording.However, another deputy’s body-worn camera captured him removing his glove, bringing out his personal cellphone, and pointing his phone camera at the man, Khan detailed.Later that day, Gaffney showed a photo of the man’s genitalia to female civilian employees at the Bucks County Criminal Justice Center “in jest,” according to a criminal complaint.
The pervy cop then allegedly texted the image to two of his personal contacts, a forensic analysis revealed.A second nude image uncovered on Gaffney’s phone captured a naked, handcuffed male prisoner lying across a bed on December 26, 2024, authorities said.
The nudes-obsessed Gaffney allegedly sent the image around to 12 different personal contacts on four separate dates, Khan said.The deputy also allegedly made false and misleading statements during an interview with investigators before signing a written statement denying taking the nude photo of the man suffering a mental health crisis.He also provided selective screenshots of his active and recently delet...