DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him

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.
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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." The main claim involved a local man suffering a mental health crisis on the morning of January 30, 2026. Five fully uniformed deputies had arrived at the house and were in the upstairs bedroom.
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- 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.
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