Midshipman Michael Pollard accused of storing child porn

clipped from www.navytimes.com A hearing involving a Naval Academy senior accused of possessing child pornography got underway Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. Midshipman 1st Class Michael Pollard faces several charges at the Article 32 hearing, including: * Attempt to distribute child pornography. * Conduct unbecoming an officer by impeding an investigation, by deleting child pornography. * Conduct unbecoming an officer by possessing pornography. Prosecutors said the images Pollard allegedly collected were of pre-pubescent boys. One of Pollard’s roommates testified that he accidentally found child pornography on Pollard’s government-issued laptop. Midshipman 1st Class Mikoto Yoshida said Monday that he used Pollard’s computer to watch a television show and clicked on something called “Boy Party.”