What the NCIS File Says
A service member assigned to HSC-21 and recently deployed aboard USNS Mercy reported that another squadron member had three nude photos and one nude video of her on his iPad without authorization.
The reported victim said the images were created on and saved to her iPhone. She had allowed the accused access to her phone in the past, but said she never authorized him to view or take the nude images.
The accused said he accessed the phone while on liberty, possibly in Timor Leste, found the images, and airdropped them to his iPad without asking or telling her. He denied distributing the images.
The final report says searches of the iPad, phone, and iCloud account did not contain the images or video. A disposition letter later recorded that the accused was found guilty at non-judicial punishment of Article 134, Indecent Viewing.
Case Timeline
The accused said he may have accessed the phone while on liberty, possibly in Timor Leste.
The reported victim saw nude images and a nude video of herself on the accused sailor's iPad while a group socialized in Honolulu.
NCISRA Pearl Harbor was notified of the allegation.
HSC-21 provided a disposition letter showing non-judicial punishment for indecent viewing.
NCIS closed the investigation.
Why This Record Matters
- The file is a deployment-linked image-privacy case rather than a physical assault allegation.
- The accused admitted moving the images from the reported victim's phone to his iPad without permission.
- The extracted closing report references earlier interim reports and exhibits that are not reproduced in the readable transcript.
