Ventnor City police officer Ryan Bonanni, 24, allegedly accessed security video showing a female arrestee undressing and performing a sexual act in a holding cell on July 6. He allegedly recorded the surveillance footage on his personal cell phone and shared X-rated clips on Snapchat. Prosecutors charged him with second-degree official misconduct, second-degree computer theft and three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy. Bonanni, of Egg Harbor Township, is currently suspended. Police Chief Joseph Wooton said the charges reflect poorly on the department but do not depict the department as a whole and vowed continued honorable service.
A New Jersey cop allegedly recorded surveillance footage of a female arrestee performing a sex act in a jail cell on his phone and then shared the X-rated clip over Snapchat, prosecutors said Monday. Ventnor City police officer Ryan Bonanni, 24, was charged Monday with official misconduct, computer theft and three counts of invasion of privacy, following the incident with the woman who was arrested by the local department on July 6, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
He then allegedly filmed those clips on his cell phone and began sharing them with others on the social media messaging platform. "We understand the charges against a Ventnor officer reflect poorly on our department, but they do not depict the department as a whole," Police Chief Joseph Wooton said in a statement, according to NJ.com. "The men and women of the Ventnor City Police Department will continue to serve the citizens and visitors of Ventnor City with the utmost honor, integrity and respect."
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