From staff reports

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania State Police corporal has pleaded guilty to a wide range of charges, including using work computers to create artificial intelligence-generated pornography and secretly recording and photographing individuals, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.

Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges — nine felonies and six misdemeanors. He also admitted to misusing secured law enforcement and Commonwealth databases for personal purposes and possessing child sexual abuse material. Sentencing is scheduled for July 8.

“This defendant pleaded guilty to the full scope of conduct outlined in charging documents — 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.”

According to investigators, Kamnik used Commonwealth-owned devices at a Montgomery County state police barracks to access A.I. tools and create pornographic material. Authorities said he also secretly filmed and photographed numerous women, including coworkers, and repeatedly entered a women’s locker room at a state police facility to take photos.

A joint investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Office of Attorney General found that Kamnik allegedly misused government computer systems for years for personal sexual gratification, including generating A.I.-based pornography depicting female Pennsylvania residents.

Investigators said evidence recovered from Kamnik’s cellphone and an external hard drive showed he accessed a secure law enforcement database, JNET, to obtain hundreds of photographs of women in violation of policy.

Among the material recovered was an unlawfully recorded video of a Montgomery County magisterial district judge during a court proceeding that was later edited for apparent lewd purposes, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

During a January 2025 search of his vehicle, authorities also found a stolen .22-caliber firearm.

Kamnik pleaded guilty to multiple offenses, including unlawful use of a computer, sexual abuse of children, receiving stolen property, unlawful duplication, interception of communications and criminal trespass, along with several misdemeanor counts such as invasion of privacy, official oppression and evidence tampering.

He is currently suspended without pay.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General James Price of the Public Corruption Section and Deputy Attorney General Kimberly Moraski of the Child Predator Section.