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.

Officials allege that the former Florissant officer looked through the victim's phones under the guise of confirming insurance or identification.

In what was deemed "a matter of coincidence" by the FBI, two Missouri officers were indicted within days for allegedly taking women's phones for proof of insurance or ID and then swiping nude pictures and videos.

Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos.

Two Missouri law enforcement officials were indicted for allegedly pulling women over and searching their phones for nude photos, according to United States Attorney’s Office releases. The officers — 29-year-old Julian Alcala and 39-year-old David McKnight — acted separately more than 100 miles apart but were indicted within the same week for nearly identical accusations.

Two former Missouri officers were charged in separate, unconnected cases in federal court this week over allegations that they illegally searched women's phones during traffic stops to obtain intimate,