updated by andrew blankstein a pennsylvania man has been charged in the hacking of apple and google accounts belonging to more than 100 people , many of them celebrities , officials said on tuesday .
collins himself posted any of the photos , or that he was directly involved in leaking them , officials said on tuesday .
prosecutors stated they do not have any evidence collins posted any of the images he stole from more than 100 google and apple accounts .
there ’s an ongoing investigation into the posting of nude photos .
by illegally accessing intimate details of his victims ' personal lives , mr. collins violated their privacy and left many to contend with lasting emotional distress , embarrassment and feelings of insecurity , " david bowdich , the assistant director in charge of the fbi ’s los angeles field office , said in a statement . "
the u.s. attorney 's office in los angeles announced tuesday that ryan collins of lancaster , pennsylvania , has agreed to plead guilty to one count of gaining unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information .
collins , of lancaster , pennsylvania , was charged in los angeles with violating the computer fraud and abuse act and has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information , prosecutors said .
the charge carries a maximum of five years in prison , but prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 18 months , the u.s. attorney 's office said .
he then used that information to get into their email accounts , swiping nude photos in some instances , and sometimes downloading full backups from apple ’s icloud , prosecutors said in a charging document filed tuesday .