Florissant Police offier Julian Alcala pulled over victims for minor traffic violations then took their phones, ostensibly to check for electronic proof of insurance or vehicle registration. Instead, he searched through photo albums and sent intimate photos and videos to his own phone.

A former police officer in Florissant has admitted that he stole intimate photos and videos from the phones of women he had pulled over for traffic stops.

Julian Alcala, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to 20 felony counts. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors have agreed to drop a destruction of evidence charge.

Alcala will be sentenced March 11. Federal sentencing guidelines call for him to spend 12 months in prison for each count. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors have agreed to a

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