The city of Reno has decided to settle a civil lawsuit for about $200,000 after former Reno Police officer Tyler Baehr in this screenshot shared with media by Sacramento Community Watch allegedly obtained sexually explicit images from women’s phones during traffic stops.
Attorneys for two women confirmed they each received nearly $100,000 to settle all their claims against the city of Reno, while they still have a lawsuit against Baehr who also faces a criminal trial.
Last year the US Attorney’s Office indicted Baehr for civil rights violations, “for allegedly depriving two individuals of their civil rights under color of law by violating their right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure… Baehr appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney who scheduled a jury trial to begin April 8, 2025, before United States District Judge Miranda M. Du.
According to allegations contained in the indictment and statements made in court, on December 31, 2023, Baehr willfully deprived an individual of the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by taking her cellular phone during a routine traffic stop and unlawfully seizing sexually explicit photos of her from her phone. On August 12, 2024, Baehr willfully deprived another individual of the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by taking her cellular phone during a routine traffic stop and unlawfully searching through her private photos and messages.”
If convicted in the trial now scheduled for June 2nd, Baehr faces the maximum statutory penalty of two years in prison.
Baehr worked for Reno PD from 2019 to 2024. The civil lawsuit by the two women against him will probably take place after the criminal trial.
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