ADF member ‘person of interest’ after video recorder found in HMAS Leeuwin women’s showers

Vice Adm Buckley calls incident an act of sexual violence' and a despicable betrayal of trust'

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The defence department says a member of the Australian Defence Force is a person of interest" in investigations after a video recording device was found in a bathroom on HMAS Leeuwin, in what the chief of navy called a despicable betrayal of trust".

A day after senator Jacqui Lambie told the Senate that a hidden camera had been found in a female shower facility onboard the naval ship, docked in Cairns, navy chief Matt Buckley confirmed a video recording device" had been located in one of the ship's bathrooms.