Julian Alcala will serve 24 months in federal prison. Prosecutors say he stole nude photos from at least 20 women when he accessed their phones in traffic stops.

A former officer with the Florissant Police Department in Missouri was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for unlawfully searching the cell phones of women for nude photos during traffic stops.

Ex-Florissant cop Julian Alcala sentenced to 24 months for illegally searching 20 women’s phones for nude images during traffic stops in 2024.

Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 federal civil rights violations after prosecutors said he illegally searched women’s phones and sent intimate images to himself.

Ex-Florissant officer Julian Alcala admitted that he pulled over victims for minor traffic violations, then searched through their phones and sent intimate photos and videos to his own phone.

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