State Trooper In Montco Created Child Porn, Deepfake Of Judge: Police

SCHWENKSVILLE, PA — A Pennsylvania State Trooper stationed at the Troop K barracks in Schwenksville had a cache of child porn and also made "deep fake" porn videos using artificial intelligence and film he'd taken of victims in public, authorities said.

Stephen Kamnik, 38, of Havertown, created the material while on-duty in Montgomery County, on state-owned devices, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said.

Kamnik secretly filmed dozens of individuals he came into contact with while on police duty, and repeatedly entered a women’s locker room at the state police barracks and took photos and videos, officials said.

Kamnik had at least 24 female victims over the course of several years, officials said.

While many of the deep fakes he created involved victims from the locker room, one of his victims was a magisterial district judge, police said.

"(Kamnik) used his power and the trust placed in him to prey on innocent and unsuspecting coworkers and create sexually abusive material, some involving depictions of children," Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a statement. "His alleged conduct is an affront to Pennsylvania State Police Troopers and law enforcement officers everywhere who honorably protect our communities every day."

While searching his home, authorities also discovered that Kamnik had stolen a .22 caliber handgun recovered during a Berks County burglary in 2010.

Kamnik had originally been charged in January with unauthorized use of a computer. He was arraigned Wednesday on the new charges of felony sexual abuse of children, felony unlawful use of a computer, and numerous related counts. His bail was set at $500,000 and he was suspended without pay from his post as state trooper.

A preliminary hearing is forthcoming.