Royal Navy officer shared secret video of himself and colleague having sex on Snapchat

A Royal Navy officer has been convicted of secretly filming himself having sex with a colleague and uploading it to Snapchat to “prove something happened” after being told that she was “out of his league”.

Sub-Lieutenant Scott Ewing told a court martial that he was “fluffing my feathers; showing off” when he used his phone to record the 11-second video.

The female officer told the court martial that she was horrified to learn he had “massively breached my trust” by filming her without consent and posting it to the all-male group on the social media app.

Ewing, who was based at the Britannia Royal Naval College, claimed that during sex he told her “The lads have got to see this” and she gave him the go-ahead by replying “Do whatever you need”.

However, his version of events was rejected by the board at Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire, and he was convicted of voyeurism.

© Ewan Galvin/Solent News & Photo Agency Sub Lieutenant Scott Ewing - Ewan Galvin/Solent News & Photo Agency

‘I was fluffing my feathers; showing off’

Ewing told the court martial that she had previously implied they would have sex the next time they met, so it was “pretty clear what she meant” when she asked him if they should go to his room.

On the walk there, he said that he mentioned several times: “I can’t believe this; the lads aren’t going to believe this.”

During sex, he claimed he said: “The lads have got to see this” and the female officer turned to him and said: “Do whatever you need.”

He said: “I took that to mean ‘show them’... I got the impression that was consent.

“It was proving to the guys that something happened... I was fluffing my feathers; showing off. Looking back, it seems silly and immature. But in that moment, I just wanted to prove a point.

“I was trying to come across as a lad, look what I did, and I got that response from them. [They said] fair play, he did it, well done.”

Officer had ‘no chance’ with female colleague

He told the court martial that his friends in the Snapchat group had previously made jokes about him being a “catfish” – someone perceived to be better looking online than in person – and that he had “no chance” with the female officer because she was “out of his league”.

Lieutenant Commander Peter Barker, prosecuting, said: “The reason you make that gesture with your hands instead of saying anything is because you didn’t want her to know. She says there was absolutely no consent. It was a spur-of-the-moment, immature prank that went wrong.”

Asked how she would have reacted if there was any mention of the sex being recorded or shared, the female officer told the court martial: “I never saw him holding a phone. He never mentioned recording having sex.”

Ewing, now of HMS Collingwood in Fareham, Hampshire, will be sentenced at a later date.

Reference: Telegraph reporters