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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGOOD MORNING. IT IS 656. TIME FOR WGAL NEWS 8 TO GO. THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM IS HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. AND WE START WITH NEW CHARGES AGAINST FORMER GETTYSBURG MAYOR CHAD ALAN CARR. AFTER THREE NEW ACCUSERS HAVE COME FORWARD. THOSE CHARGES INCLUDE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CORRUPTION OF MINORS, THE COURT DOCUMENTS SAY CARR MET THE ACCUSERS THROUGH CONNECTIONS IN LOCAL THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND ALSO ON A DATING APP. THE ALLEGED ABUSE DATES BACK TO 2015. A PRELIMINARY HEARING DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SET. IN THIS CASE. THE STAFF HERE AT CASA SAY IT\u2019S NOTHING LIKE HAVING SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER WHEN YOU\u2019RE INSIDE THE COURTROOM, AND THAT\u2019S EXACTLY WHAT THREE NEW VOLUNTEERS WILL BE DOING SOON AS THEY ARE BEING SWORN IN TODAY TO STEP IN FOR THOSE CHILDREN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A CASA VOLUNTEER TO SHOW UP FOR CHILDREN IN THE COURTROOM, THE NEXT SESSION IS IN JUNE. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR EAST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, YOU\u2019RE LIKELY SEEING SOME LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING. WEST, YOU\u2019RE GETTING MORE SUN, SO THESE CLOUDS WILL BE TEMPORARY. I DO THINK WE SEE MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS LATER, BUT THE BIG BLUE H HIGH PRESSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE CLOUDS THIS MORNING. IT\u2019S GIVING US THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGING IN A LITTLE BIT OF OCEAN AIR. SO TEMPORARY CLOUDS. THEN WE GET BACK TO SUNSHINE WITH THE SUNSHINE TODAY WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT HIGHS NEAR 60. SO MORE TYPICAL FOR APRIL. RIGHT NOW THOUGH IT\u2019S A FROSTY START IN MANY SPOTS. IT\u2019S 31 IN YORK, 32 IN LANCASTER, 30 IN LEBANON. WE HAVE SOME MID 30S WEST, SO NOT AS COLD AS IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT STILL BELOW AVERAGE. OUR TARGET HIGH TODAY IS 60 WITH SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT WE\u2019RE DOWN TO 40. SO NOT QUITE AS COLD. I DO THINK WE\u2019LL SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FORMING UP AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. BUT THEN BACK TO SUNSHINE TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH A WARMER HIGH OF 72. WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT THE WEEKEND COMING UP. WE DO HAVE A DISABLED VEHICLE IN LITITZ BOROUGH, LANCASTER COUNTY ROUTE 501 SOUTH BROAD STREET. THAT\u2019S SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC THERE. ALSO A CRASH IN HANOVER COUNTY, DARK DRIVE AT CARLISLE STREET. WATCH OUT FOR THAT AS YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT. HARRISBURG. MEANTIME, I-83 AT 19TH STREET LOOKING BUSY ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING. IF YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT. HARRISBURG AND LANCASTER 35 MINUTE DRIVE THERE. A LITTLE BIT SLOW AND JUST UNDER A 20 MINUTE DRIVE. IF YOU\u2019RE HEADED TO YORK. IF YOU LOOK AT GAS PRICES, THE STATE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS AT 419 THIS MORNING, DOWN A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY, BUT STILL UP $1.07 A GALLON. FROM THE START OF THE WAR, MANY OF THE COUNTIES IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE AVERAGING HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW COUNTIES THAT ARE AT OR BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE, THE LOWEST PRICE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY STILL IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AT 410 A GALLON THIS MORNING. AND WHILE LANCASTER COUNTY IS AVERAGING 422, YOU CAN FIND HIGHER OR LOWER PRICES. IN FACT, JUST THIS MORNING DURING NEWS 8 TODAY, THIS PRICE AT THE GAS STATION ON MANHEIM PIKE AND MANHEIM TOWNSHIP DROPPED $0.24. IT IS NOW AT 415 THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES ARE NOT DROPPING. THEY\u2019RE GOING UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I TOLD YOU WE TALK ABOUT THE WEEKEND. TAKE A LOOK AT SATURDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY, PLEASANT 64 SUNDAY PARTLY SUNNY, COMFORTABLE, 66 DEGREES. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO UP HIGHER THAN THAT, HOW ABOUT SOME 80S EARLY NEXT WEEK? MONDAY, TUESDAY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania State Police trooper admits to using state databases for AI-generated pornography<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:07 PM EDT Apr 9, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Pennsylvania State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to using state computers and databases to create AI-generated pornography, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.Stephen Kamnik, 39, admitted to several charges for crimes that date back as far as 2020. More than 10,000 imagesInvestigators noticed unusually high bandwidth usage associated with his state-owned computer, prompting an audit that revealed more than 10,000 images of pornography on the device. Police said the AI-generated images and deepfakes used pictures of celebrities, state and local leaders, including a Montgomery County judge, and members of the public. Some of the victims were targeted inside Kamnik\u2019s own home. “Also, Kamnik secretly filmed numerous females he came into contact with, including while on duty, and repeatedly entered a women\u2019s locker room at state police barracks and took photos,” a statement from the AG’s office said.Additional allegationProsecutors also said the 39-year-old was in possession of a stolen gun. Attorney General’s response “This defendant pleaded guilty to the full scope of conduct outlined in charging documents \u2014 and in regards to all in-person victims,” Sunday said. “These crimes stain the great work being done by law enforcement every day in communities across the Commonwealth.”Kamnik has been suspended without pay since being charged and is scheduled to be sentenced in early July.Kamnik pleaded guilty to:Four felony counts of unlawful use of computerSexual abuse of children, a felonyReceiving Stolen Property (regarding a firearm), a felonyUnlawful duplication, a felonyInterception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications, a felonyCriminal trespass, a felonyMisdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy, official oppression, tampering with evidence, misapplication of entrusted property, and unlawful use of an audio or video device in courtKamnik’s sentencing is scheduled for July 8.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tNORRISTOWN, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

A Pennsylvania State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to using state computers and databases to create AI-generated pornography, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.<\/p>\n

Stephen Kamnik, 39, admitted to several charges for crimes that date back as far as 2020. <\/p>\n

More than 10,000 images<\/p>\n

Investigators noticed unusually high bandwidth usage associated with his state-owned computer, prompting an audit that revealed more than 10,000 images of pornography on the device. <\/p>\n

Police said the AI-generated images and deepfakes used pictures of celebrities, state and local leaders, including a Montgomery County judge, and members of the public. Some of the victims were targeted inside Kamnik\u2019s own home. <\/p>\n

“Also, Kamnik secretly filmed numerous females he came into contact with, including while on duty, and repeatedly entered a women\u2019s locker room at state police barracks and took photos,” a statement from the AG’s office said.<\/p>\n

Additional allegation<\/p>\n

Prosecutors also said the 39-year-old was in possession of a stolen gun. <\/p>\n

Attorney General’s response <\/p>\n

“This defendant pleaded guilty to the full scope of conduct outlined in charging documents \u2014 and in regards to all in-person victims,” Sunday said. “These crimes stain the great work being done by law enforcement every day in communities across the Commonwealth.”<\/p>\n

Kamnik has been suspended without pay since being charged and is scheduled to be sentenced in early July.<\/p>\n

Kamnik pleaded guilty to:<\/p>\n

Four felony counts of unlawful use of computerSexual abuse of children, a felonyReceiving Stolen Property (regarding a firearm), a felonyUnlawful duplication, a felonyInterception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications, a felonyCriminal trespass, a felonyMisdemeanor 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

Kamnik’s sentencing is scheduled for July 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GOOD MORNING. IT IS 656. TIME FOR WGAL NEWS 8 TO GO. THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM IS…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72929,72930,3649,72933,3868,20583,31,7260,67560,29595,72947,327,28032,29797,27588,72934,72931,72935,28,30,29,1224,72936,51622,72937,29824,18433,72938,72946,72939,72945,24805,72932,72940,59354,72941,72944,72942,890,11413,72943],"class_list":{"0":"post-161733","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-10000-images","9":"tag-ai-generated-pornography","10":"tag-attorney-general-dave-sunday","11":"tag-bandwidth-audit","12":"tag-celebrities","13":"tag-celebrity","14":"tag-crime","15":"tag-deepfake","16":"tag-deepfakes","17":"tag-device","18":"tag-early-july","19":"tag-guilty-plea","20":"tag-image","21":"tag-invasion","22":"tag-invasion-of-privacy","23":"tag-locker-room-photos","24":"tag-montgomery-county-judge","25":"tag-on-duty-misconduct","26":"tag-pennsylvania","27":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","28":"tag-pennsylvania-news","29":"tag-pennsylvania-state-police","30":"tag-police-databases","31":"tag-pornography","32":"tag-pornography-investigation","33":"tag-public-officials","34":"tag-receiving-stolen-property","35":"tag-secretly-filmed-women","36":"tag-state-computer","37":"tag-state-computers","38":"tag-state-database","39":"tag-state-trooper","40":"tag-stephen-kamnik","41":"tag-stolen-gun","42":"tag-stolen-property","43":"tag-unlawful-duplication","44":"tag-unlawful-use","45":"tag-unlawful-use-of-computer","46":"tag-victim","47":"tag-victims","48":"tag-wire-communications"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}