Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother is surrounded in tabloid scam and officials in Ohio have reprotedly confiscated a cell phone belonging to a police officer who was trying to dig up dirt on the woman.
Reports suggest investigators have seized Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter's phone after learning he used it to take photos of the inside of the surrogate mum's home.
A source tells news website TMZ.com that the cop allegedly took 15 pictures after agreeing to snoop on the woman for a U.S. tabloid reporter.
Carpenter insists he and a fellow officer were only messing with the National Enquirer hack - and he is "100 per cent" innocent of any crime.
But the cop has confessed he once stepped into the surrogate's home in Martins Ferry when he found her front door open during a routine house call. He insists he left the property with empty handed after checking everything was OK.
National Enquirer editors insist they had no knowledge of the snoop deal.
Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick have released a joint statement in regard to the investigation. It reads, "Matthew and Sarah Jessica have complete faith in the legal system. But because it's a criminal investigation - we will not be making any more comment.
"What I can say is the entire family looks forward to the healthy delivery of their daughters later on this summer."
The stars are expecting twins via the surrogate mother this summer (09).
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