{"id":161069,"date":"2026-04-09T03:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161069\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T03:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:44:07","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-corporal-pleads-guilty-to-ai-deepfake-secret-recording-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161069\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police corporal pleads guilty to AI deepfake, secret recording accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WHTM) \u2014 A Pennsylvania State Police trooper accused of using work computers to create pornography and secretly recording others pleaded guilty, the Attorney General\u2019s Office announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal, pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including nine felonies and six misdemeanors, in Montgomery County Court. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/pennsylvania\/pennsylvania-state-police-corporal-charged-with-using-work-computer-for-porn-ai-deepfakes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:He was charged last January.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;He was charged last January.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">He was charged last January.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Attorney General\u2019s Office, Kamnik secretly filmed women he came into contact with, including on duty, and repeatedly entered a women\u2019s locker room at the State Police barracks and took photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also used law enforcement and Commonwealth databases for personal reasons, and work computers to use AI tools to create pornography, including at the State Police barracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis defendant pleaded guilty to the full scope of conduct outlined in charging documents \u2014 and in regards to all in-person victims,\u201d Attorney General Dave Sunday said. \u201cThese crimes stain the great work being done by law enforcement every day in communities across the Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His cellphone and an external hard drive from his home, the Attorney General\u2019s Office said, revealed evidence that he also used a secured database, JNET, to obtain hundreds of photographs of women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He pleaded guilty to four counts of felony unlawful use of a computer, receiving stolen property, unlawful duplication, interception of communications, criminal trespass, and misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy, official oppression, tampering with evidence, misapplication of entrusted property and unlawful use of an audio or video device in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He will be sentenced on July 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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