Police say former trainer admitted taping athletes in the nude

by Chad Plein, KY3 News

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By Gene Hartley

SPRINGFIELD -- A St. John's Hospital health system trainer lost his job and is under criminal investigation.  A police officer wrote in a court document that the man admitted secretly taking videos of St. John’s female clients, including one minors, while they were nude.

To read the search warrant document, click here.

A source who asked to remain anonymous because he’s not authorized to release the information says the 29-year-old former employee primarily worked at the Health Tracks Facility on South Fremont Avenue.  The court document doesn’t say if police think the videotaping occurred at that facility.

  Police wrote in a search warrant document that they believe four women were videotaped while nude during weigh-ins.

  On Oct. 28, hospital security officers were made aware of the allegations.

  "As soon as there were reports of something inappropriate, (we) immediately called the police,” said a prepared statement from St. John’s.

  Security officers told Springfield police that the trainer instructed women athletes to weigh themselves nude in order to obtain a more accurate weight.  Security officers told police that it’s not normal practice to have anyone weigh in naked.

 Springfield police later visited the trainer's home.  The search warrant affidavit says the former trainer admitted to the videotaping and said the women were aged 20, 19, and 23.

  During a search of the man’s home, police say they found two videotapes in the kitchen trashcan, with the tape pulled out of the cassette.  The former trainer later called police, they say, and admitted there was another athlete whom he taped nude -- a 16-year-old girl.

  No charges are filed yet; the prosecuting attorney’s office has yet to see a probable cause statement from police and other evidence that would help prosecutors decide what crimes to charge.

  Police wrote in the search warrant report that the man could face second-degree invasion of privacy charges.  If the fourth victim is a minor, he could also face federal charges of making and possessing child pornography.

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