An ACT Supreme Court jury will on Tuesday hear closing submissions in the trial of two men accused of streaming consensual sex with a unsuspecting Australian Defence Force Academy cadet over the internet.
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The prosecution on Monday closed its case against Daniel McDonald, 21, and Dylan Deblaquiere, 20, in relation to the so-called ''Skype incident'', on the ADFA campus in March 2011.
Acting Justice John Nield sent the jury home an hour early after the defence chose not to call any further evidence, telling jurors it was his practice to hear both Crown and defence closing submissions on the same day.
The two defendants have pleaded not guilty to using a carriage service in an offensive manner.
McDonald is also charged with committing an act of indecency on a fellow cadet.
The court has heard a sexual encounter between McDonald and the female was streamed, via Skype, to a room of cadets watching in Deblaquiere's room.
The case hinges on whether the woman consented to the sex being broadcast.
The Crown has argued the woman did not know the encounter was being filmed, and only made the discovery after McDonald accidentally sent her the information on Facebook.
But the defendant's legal team said McDonald told the woman about the webcam beforehand and she had replied ''great'' or ''cool''.
Jurors, on day five of the trial, heard evidence from an Australian Federal Police computer expert, who analysed the defendants' phones and computers.
The court heard some data could not be recovered from Deblaquiere's computer as a new operating system had been installed in the month following the incident. But the witness said new operating systems could be installed for a variety of reasons and were not uncommon.
Jurors were also shown how a blue light automatically activated on McDonald's laptop to confirm the webcam was operating.
The witness demonstrated how Skype could be minimised or hidden from a person looking at the display screen.
Jurors are expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday after both legal teams finish closing submissions.