On March 31, 2026, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office received a complaint from the local sheriff's office regarding Deputy Sheriff Ryan Gaffney. The complaint alleged that Gaffney used his iPhone to take photos of nude prisoners and shared those images with several female civilian employees within the Sheriff's Office. The incident in question involved a local man experiencing a mental health crisis on January 30, 2026, when five deputies responded to the scene. At that time, the detainee was naked from the waist down but had been persuaded to put on pants shortly before the photos were taken.
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Deputy Sheriff Allegedly Took Unauthorized Photos of Detainees
A complaint has been filed against Deputy Sheriff Ryan Gaffney of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, alleging that he took unauthorized photos of nude detainees with his iPhone and shared them with civilian employees. The incident reportedly occurred during a response to a mental health crisis on January 30, 2026.
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