At least 12 male officers were implicated in the ring, which operated for about 10 months before a electronics technician on another ship heard about the recordings and reported them. Of those 12 men, 10 were ultimately prosecuted and assigned punishments ranging from hard prison time to a pay cut.
The men were apparently able to film the women through a hole in the wall using cell phones and an iPod Touch—both of which are reportedly banned aboard the submarine. And it was a wonder they had any time left over to do their jobs (via the Navy Times):
One sailor admitted that he and a male peer rushed to secretly record each female midshipman while she was in the shower changing room. They filmed every woman each time she took a shower during the three-month patrol, he said — several times a day, according to a new report.
The men were casual about the videos—one missile technician, Jonathan Ashby, reportedly told investigators he learned about them from a colleague, MT2 Charles Greaves, who “informed me that he had ‘captured some Pokemon.’” (This year, Greaves was dishonorably discharged from the Navy and sentenced to two years in prison.)
But even though the case is over, it’s still somewhat unclear who was involved and who knew what—Greaves’ attorney reportedly accused the Navy of “ignoring information about several other sailors who knew about the videos, including two chiefs.” And at least one sailor avoided prosecution “because the only evidence against him was the statement of one other sailor.”
But even though the case is over, it’s still somewhat unclear who was involved and who knew what—Greaves’ attorney reportedly accused the Navy of “ignoring information about several other sailors who knew about the videos, including two chiefs.”
The best answer for the modern Navy - say, subs before they go on patrol - is to check the whole crew carefully for STDs, acknowledge that humans are "all sexual beings", and then institute an "all naked, all the time, except for firefighting" rule, with "access" based on rank. The Captain gets to "do" anybody. The lowliest Semen Recruit - sorry, SEAMAN - gets "done" by whoever wants to do the doing.
This will keep morale very high, bind the crew much more tightly (ooh, tight bonds!).
Of course the defense contractors can make a fortune by making "step-in" firefighting clothes which can be hanging everywhere.
The lights can be re-rigged for UV, so that every day the crew gets their Vitamin D and they all come off cruise with a full-body tan, with the only tan lines at the boots.
And maybe their collars (where they wear their ranks).
"Up periscope" will have a whole new meaning, and maybe they can put a few beds in the "torpedo room".
Think of all of the fresh water, time and money saved by not having to wash the crew's clothes!
