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| Inmate Suing Police Over Nude Photos |
| By AP |
| Published: 08/27/2003 |
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A Pennsylvania prison inmate is suing city police, claiming they wrongly developed nude photos of his ex-wife and showed them off to other employees at the police station. But Mercer County District Attorney James Epstein, whose office investigated the claims by state inmate Jody Gabriele, said Thursday that the police are guilty of nothing more than 'bad judgment' about the handling of evidence. In a lawsuit filed in June, Gabriele, 41, is seeking $4 million in damages because he claims police developed two rolls of film he was carrying when he was arrested in October 2001. The lawsuit states that the film, which contained sexually explicit photos of his now ex-wife, had nothing to do with his criminal case. Police developed the film and Detective Walter Bedich showed the pictures around the police station 'like they were his trophy,' according to the lawsuit. The Sharon police refused to answer questions Thursday about the lawsuit. Police officials said in a statement that they had not been officially notified of the lawsuit and that Epstein had previously cleared the department of wrongdoing. 'The allegations were thoroughly investigated by the District Attorney's Office who found no credible evidence of criminal activity or inappropriate behavior by any member of the Sharon Police Department,' the statement read. Epstein told The Associated Press on Thursday that he found 'no evidence that would warrant disciplinary behavior' against Bedich or other officers. Epstein said police found a disposable camera and two rolls of film on Gabriele when he was arrested on charges of making threats during an incident in which another man was shot and killed. Both rolls of film contained explicit photos of Gabriele's now ex-wife as well as members of an area motorcycle gang, Epstein said. Bedich returned one roll of pictures to the woman, but showed the others - which including some of the nude images - to a state trooper to see if there was any valuable criminal intelligence to be gained on motorcycle gang activity, Epstein said. |
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