A pediatric neurologist accused of possessing and distributing child pornography testified this morning that police officers, some of them with guns drawn, barged into his Basking Ridge home, badgered him with questions and threatened to arrest his wife if he didn't cooperate.
Ross Finesmith, 46, testified during a hearing in an attempt to suppress the statements he gave police and evidence from a laptop computer police later seized.
The doctor is accused of possessing and sharing video footage of a man raping his daughter. He was one of 39 people State Police arrested in 2005 during an investigation dubbed Operation Guardian.
Finesmith's attorneys insisted he gave police information before he was advised of his Miranda rights, including the right to remain silent
A hearing is underway before Superior Court Judge Edward Coleman in Somerville, a case the state Attorney General's Office is prosecuting.
The officers, Finesmith said, kept him under close watch, separated from his family.
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