Gotta agree that the conduct of bribery searching is terrible, but the law applied that broadly is not a well worded law.
Charges should have been more about corrupt use of office. Not blanket any kind of access.
Exactly, it seems he was also charged with “accepting a kickback for accessing the database as a serving police officer.” That is the crime he should have gone to jail for, not the vague Computer Fraud & Abuse Act.