Who Watches the Watchmen?: SEPTA Kop Sentenced for Being a Kik Kreeper

The Summer of Kreep rolls on.

Another cop. Another Kik case. Another man who wore a badge using his free time to collect and trade CSAM.

This time it’s Brian Zenszer, a 44-year-old former SEPTA police officer from Warminster, Pennsylvania. He just got sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Why? Because while the citizens of the Philadelphia area were riding the train hoping it wouldn’t break down, he was using his phone to swap CSAM on Kik.

If you’re not familiar, Kik is a messaging app that has long been a digital breeding ground for sex offenders, pedophiles, CSAM collectors, and child traffickers.

And if you never lived near Philly, SEPTA stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. It runs the buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. SEPTA police are actual sworn officers who patrol stations, trains, buses, and terminals. Their job is to protect the public, keep riders safe, and prevent crime across the transit system. You know, not collect CSAM on their smartphones during their off hours.

Zenszer wasn’t just some random keyboard creep. This guy wore a badge. He was supposed to be part of the thin blue line. Instead, he was distributing CSAM and got caught with a phone full of the kind of material that should turn your stomach.

According to the feds, two separate Kik accounts tied back to him were used to upload CSAM. The accounts were flagged thanks to CyberTips submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. On top of that, court records show he wasn’t just watching; he was sharing CSAM featuring kids under 12. That’s not a mistake. That’s who he is.

Let’s be real here: cops need to be held to a higher standard. You can’t be entrusted with a gun and a badge if you’re going home and using your phone to collect CSAM. This isn’t just breaking the law. This is betraying the very concept of public trust. When people say “protect and serve,” they don’t mean protect your stash and serve it to others.

Zenszer will now spend the next 12 years behind bars, followed by seven more on supervised release. He also owes $32,000 in restitution, which, frankly, doesn’t even scratch the surface of the damage done to the real victims of CSAM. You don’t just ruin lives when you trade this stuff. You continue the trauma every time that content is viewed or shared.

So yes, it’s good that he got caught. But how many more haven’t? How many more are hiding behind uniforms, pretending to be heroes while acting like monsters in secret?

This case, like too many before it, is a reminder that the problem isn’t just “out there.” It’s in our police departments. It’s in our schools. It’s on apps like Kik.

Law enforcement isn’t above the law. If anything, they should be the first ones held accountable when they cross the line. Because when the ones who swear to protect the vulnerable turn out to be the predators, the system is already broken.

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