A former police officer and a former state trooper were charged in separate, unconnected cases this week. At least 29 women's phones were allegedly searched.

Summary

Two former Missouri police officers, Julian Alcala and David McKnight, were charged in separate federal cases for illegally searching women’s phones during traffic stops to obtain explicit images.

Alcala, formerly with Florissant police, faces 20 counts of deprivation of rights for allegedly taking nude photos and videos from phones and deleting evidence.

McKnight, an ex-Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, faces nine similar counts.

At least 29 women’s phones were allegedly searched.

Both men resigned after investigations began. The FBI urges victims to report misconduct by officers. The cases are unconnected.

  • @Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
    8•11 hours ago

    Now I’m just curious about the stats. What percentage of women have nudies on their phones? I would have guessed you would need to search quite a lot of phones to get 29 with nudies on them, but I’m starting to think I’m wrong about that presumption.