Military Trial Begins In Navy Sex Scandal

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CBS News/Associated Press

Military Trial Begins In Navy Sex Scandal
Doctor Accused Of Secretly Videotaping Naval Academy Students In His Home

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 30, 2007

AP) The military trial has begun for a U.S. Navy doctor accused of secretly videotaping Naval Academy students engaged in sexual acts.

Speaking as the doctor's court martial began Monday in Washington, D.C., military prosecutors said Cmdr. Kevin J. Ronan committed a "flagrant violation of trust."

Ronan is accused of using a video camera hidden in an air purifier in his home to videotape Academy midshipmen he hosted at his house last year.

The Navy began its investigation in January after two men - one a midshipman and the other a former student at the academy - allegedly found the videos in Ronan's home and turned them over to authorities.

Navy prosecutor Lt. Justin Henderson says Ronan recorded midshipmen either with partners or alone in his spare bedrooms, edited the tape down to focus on the sexually explicit content and then transferred them to DVDs. Hundreds of gay pornographic images were also allegedly found on Ronan's home computer.



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