At Hurlburt Field, Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Green is standing trial before a military judge, having elected to be tried by judge alone rather than by a panel. He has entered not guilty pleas to all charges, which include multiple child pornography–related offenses and obstruction of justice.

This is the first update from Mid Bay News on this trial. Check back for more updates as we get them.

Allegations and charges

According to the prosecution’s opening statement, Green is accused of secretly recording his then 15-year-old stepdaughter in her bedroom over a period from January to April 2025.

Prosecutors allege that:

• Three hidden cameras were found in the alleged victim’s residence:
  • One disguised as a surge protector
  • One disguised as a wall charger
  • One hidden inside an air purifier
• The devices were aimed at her bed and captured her undressed and engaging in sexual conduct
• Evidence shows that Green allegedly:
  • Cropped and zoomed in on explicit images of the alleged victim
  • Screen-recorded explicit footage from the live stream and saved it to his device

Prosecutors also cited phone metadata indicating that, in the nine days before Green was discovered, his phone had a streaming app open viewing a live feed from the alleged victim’s room for a total of 25 hours.

The day the alleged victim discovered the camera

The first witness, the alleged victim, now 16, who testified about the day she realized she was being filmed.

According to the alleged victim’s testimony:

• It began as a normal day. Green came home from work, changed out of his uniform, and asked her to start his truck because they were planning to go to the store.
• When she got to the truck, she saw his phone mounted in the vehicle, with an app open showing a live video stream of her bedroom.
• Initially unsure how to react, she later confronted Green after he noticed she was visibly upset.
• She testified that Green told her they “needed to talk” and said she had “lost his trust”, framing his actions as protecting her.
• Green then accompanied her to her bedroom, opened the air purifier, and removed a hidden camera.
• He handed the device to the alleged victim and told her he trusted her to know what to do with it.
• The alleged victim said she took the camera to a pavilion across the street from their home and disposed of it.
• She also testified that Green told her that was the only camera in her room—something now alleged to be false, given the later discovery of two additional devices.

Emotional Atmosphere in Court

The alleged victim’s time on the stand was marked by visible emotional strain. At one point, the proceedings had to be recessed when she broke down in tears while reviewing evidence. As a 16-year-old recounting deeply personal and invasive events, her testimony was clearly difficult for her to deliver.

By contrast, observers described Green’s demeanor as stoic, showing little outward emotion during the proceedings heard so far.

Defense Response

When invited to present an opening statement, Green’s defense counsel declined, choosing not to lay out a narrative at this early stage of the trial. For now, the defense position is reflected only in Green’s not guilty pleas, with a fuller strategy yet to become visible in court.

The Initial Report

After a recess for lunch, prosecution called School Resource Officer Melissa Vause to the stand, who took the alleged victim’s initial report.

According to Vause’s testimony:

• The victim came to her office, accompanied by another SRO, on the morning of April 9, 2025.
• The victim reported that she had a friend who had found her stepdad was secretly putting cameras in her room, asking what the friend should do.
• The victim became increasingly emotional and, after a break, admitted the incident happened to her, not a friend.
• Vause then contacted Hurlburt’s Office of Special Investigations to take over.

OSI’s Investigation

Prosecution then called a first special agent (OSI 1) to the stand, who conducted the search of Green’s home and vehicle. According to his testimony:

• OSI first went to the alleged victim’s school immediately after receiving the report, where they interviewed her.
• Next, they went to Green’s residence, where his wife gave investigators permission to search his home and vehicle.
• Investigators found another hidden camera in the stepdaughter’s bedroom containing a micro SD card with footage of the alleged victim.
• Investigators also found a hidden camera in Green’s truck, located inside his bag with his uniform. However, since this camera had no SD card and investigators cannot prove what it was used for, it is not considered tangible evidence related to Green’s charges.

Another special agent then took the stand, who took over as lead investigator on Green’s case in May of 2025. According to her testimony:

• She received and reviewed Green’s digital history, including Apple data, Amazon purchases, etc.
• Her findings revealed Green had purchased multiple hidden cameras on Amazon in Dec. 2024.
• Another Amazon purchase from Jan. 2025 included a surge outlet protector with a hidden camera, and a vibrator sex toy.

The First Day’s Emotional Conclusion

Prosecution called Sarah Green, the alleged victim’s mother and accused’s wife, to the stand. After learning about Green’s charges, Sarah moved to Freeport before moving to Oklahoma to be near her daughter, the alleged victim.

According to Sarah’s testimony:

• She never gave Green permission to install cameras in her daughter’s room.
• She had no knowledge of the hidden cameras prior to this investigation.

The defense cross-examined Sarah about the sex toy found in Green’s Amazon purchase history. Sarah said she “might have” sent Green links to sex toys before, but she said she did not place that particular purchase and doesn’t recall asking the accused to purchase it.

When Sarah finished her testimony, she left the courtroom seething with anger. She angrily exclaimed to Green, “How dare you?” as she passed his seat, and appeared to make a gesture toward him — though limited visibility made this unclear.

The defense did stand to object about Sarah’s decorum as the court would typically prohibit emotional outbursts, but the Judge decided she had basis for her comment and did not take action.

Day 2 Updates

Prosecution spent much of the day laying foundational evidence to link devices recovered from Green’s home to the charges he faces.

One witness testified for most of the day: Josiah Roloff, President of Roloff Digital Forensics.

Roloff said he analyzed the digital activity of several devices recovered from Green’s home. He first concluded the devices belonged to the accused because of name identifiers and “personal effects.”

Roloff also testified regarding the digital activity and metadata from three relevant devices. His testimony stated that:

• On April 3, 2025, metadata shows Green allegedly unlocked his iPhone, ran Tuya (the live feed app connected to a hidden camera) and opened the digital photo album right as a contraband photo appeared in the album.
• On March 29, 2025, metadata shows Green allegedly opened the photo album and took a screenshot, stayed on the screenshot edits page for around 8 seconds before opening the photo app, where an explicit contraband image appeared a few seconds later.
• The Tuya notifications on Green’s phone had been customized to come through as “Ring camera” notifications.

Roloff said based on his expert experience, he believes the metadata proves Green was the one using the phone when explicit photos and videos were added to the photo album.