A former Missouri police officer and a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper have both been indicted on civil rights violations and accused of taking nude images from women’s phones during traffic stops.

Two Missouri officers have been indicted separately for stealing nude photos from women they pulled over during traffic stops.

In two unconnected cases, former Missouri law enforcement officers face federal charges surrounding serious abuse of authority. Each suspect’s indictment details how they reportedly searched women's phones during traffic stops.

A Missouri highway patrol trooper and, separately, a Florissant police officer are accused of illegally searching women’s phones for nude images during traffic stops.

A federal grand jury indicted a former trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for allegedly searching women's phones during traffic stops to find naked pictures.

In an unrelated case also in Missouri, a former state trooper was charged with searching the phones of female drivers to acquire explicit images.

In two separate legal cases, former police officers in Missouri have been charged with pulling women over and then searching their cell phones for nude pictures. On Tuesday, 39-year-old former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper David McKnight was indicted by a grand jury in U.