Best Buy employee arrested in Huntington Station intimate photo theft allegation

A routine cell phone fix at the Best Buy on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station allegedly ended with a 36-year-old woman’s intimate photos being sent to a store employee’s phone, turning a simple service call into a digital privacy breach now facing criminal charges.

Suffolk County police said the woman went to the store at 148 Walt Whitman Road on April 17, 2026, around 10 a.m. to resolve a problem with her phone. After she left, police said, she received an AirDrop notification showing intimate photos had been sent without her permission to an unknown number. Investigators later determined the images were sent to Kaelem Von Camper’s phone, according to police.

Von Camper, 31, of Greenlawn, was arrested May 20, 2026, at the Second Precinct at 3:52 p.m., Suffolk police said. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date. Police said the charges include unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and unauthorized use of a computer.

The case carries unusual force because it centers on trust. Customers hand over unlocked phones to get help with glitches, transfers, or repairs, often exposing family photos, banking apps, messages, contacts, and other sensitive data in the process. In this case, police say that access was allegedly used to copy or send private images rather than troubleshoot a device.

Best Buy told News 12 that Von Camper is no longer employed by the company. A company spokesperson said the allegations were “deeply disturbing” and that customer safety and data privacy are priorities. The store remains a busy stop in Huntington Station, where dozens of shoppers may hand over devices each day expecting limited, task-specific access from staff.

The charge of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image is defined under New York Penal Law as a class A misdemeanor when the sharing is intentional and non-consensual. That makes the allegation more than a workplace policy issue: it is now a criminal matter with consequences for the accused, the victim, and public confidence in retail tech support.

Suffolk County police asked anyone who believes they may have been a victim to contact the Second Precinct Crime Unit at 631-854-8275. For anyone turning over a phone for service, the safest approach is to back up the device first, lock or remove private photo albums, sign out of apps that hold sensitive information, and ask exactly what a technician needs to access before the phone leaves your hand.