September 6, 2008
Sun coverage: Navy doctor on trial
Jury considers man's fate in sex-tape trial
A military jury was scheduled to resume deliberations this morning in the general court-martial of a Navy physician accused of secretly recording Naval Academy midshipmen having sex in his home.
Officer denies he made sex videos
A Navy physician accused of secretly taping Naval Academy midshipmen having sex took the stand in his own defense yesterday, saying that he put an air purifier containing a hidden camera in a guest bedroom in his home to eliminate odors, not to record sex.
Ex-Mid asked woman to do porn film, she says
A former Naval Academy midshipman who appears in sex DVDs allegedly recovered from a Navy physician's house asked his former girlfriend to make a pornographic movie with him when they were dating, the woman testified yesterday.
Prosecutors see 'motive' in Navy doctor case
A Navy physician's home computer stored gay pornography in a folder titled "lectures" -- the label of one of the sex videos of Naval Academy midshipmen that the doctor is accused of secretly recording, a computer specialist testified yesterday.
Expert links Navy doctor to writing on sex video
A handwriting expert testified yesterday that there is no doubt the label on a disc that contains sex videos of Naval Academy midshipmen was written by a Navy doctor who is accused of secretly filming the students at his home.
Sex tapes made her cry, woman testifies
For almost a year, she and her boyfriend, a former Naval Academy midshipman, spent many weekends at the Annapolis home of Navy Cmdr. Kevin Ronan. The young woman said they would share a "family meal" every Sunday during which everyone - including other Mids - swapped stories about school and what they had done over the weekend.
Didn't know they were on tape, 2 say
Two former Naval Academy midshipmen testified yesterday they had no idea they were being taped as they had sex with their girlfriends in a Navy doctor's home. But attorneys for the physician noted that one clip shows one of the men apparently looking repeatedly at the camera, raising the possibility that he knew he was being filmed.
Navy doctor's lawyer portrays him as a victim
An attorney for a Navy doctor accused of secretly videotaping Naval Academy midshipmen having sex said in court yesterday that the doctor purchased surveillance equipment after becoming concerned that midshipmen were holding parties at his Annapolis home while he was away.
Scandal tarnishes academy program
For decades, midshipmen have found comfort and refuge from the rigors of Naval Academy life in the homes of Annapolis "sponsor" families, who welcome them on weekends and holidays to the dinner table and spare rooms or basements.
Argument ruled out in Navy doctor's case
A military judge declined yesterday to allow prosecutors to argue that a Navy doctor accused of secretly taping midshipmen having sex in his Annapolis home deliberately altered his handwriting to keep a key piece of evidence from being linked to him.
Gay porn OK'd as evidence
Gay pornography found on the computer of a Navy doctor can be submitted as evidence in his trial on charges that he made secret video recordings of Naval Academy midshipmen having sex in his Annapolis home, a military judge ruled yesterday in a decision that could put the physician's career in jeopardy.
Navy doctor faces trial on sex-videos charges
A Navy doctor will face the most serious form of military trial on charges that he illegally shot videos of sex acts involving midshipmen he hosted in his Annapolis home, officials said yesterday.
Secret video of mids alleged
A Navy doctor who regularly acted as a chaperon for the Naval Academy men's gymnastics team is being investigated by the military on allegations that he made secret video recordings of midshipmen having sex in his Annapolis-area home, several legal and Navy sources familiar with the investigation said yesterday.
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