LOS ANGELES, CA — A former University of Southern California gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct by hundreds of patients kept a storage unit full of homemade porn, including photographs that appear to have been taken of nude women in the exam room, it was reported Tuesday.

The cache of nude photos were found in a storage unit belong to former USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall, who police had been secretly following as part of an ongoing investigation into the allegations against him made by more than 200 women. In all, 234 women have filed police reports against Tyndall, making the case the largest sex crimes investigation in LAPD history, the Los Angeles Times reported. R obbery-homicide detectives are interviewing former patients across the nation, and forensic experts are scouring Tyndall's computer hard drives as well as the evidence seized from his home and storage unit, the newspaper reported.

According to the Times, which first reported the findings, detectives had Tyndall under surveillance and saw him visit the storage unit, spending considerable time inside. A subsequent police raid yielded the trove of photos, LAPD Capt. Billy Hayes told the paper. Now detectives are trying to identify the women in the photographs to determine if they were patients of the 71-year-old doctor at the USC student health center. Over the last year, as a flood of former patients came forward to accuse the doctor of sexual abuse and the university of turning a blind eye, some of the former patients alleged the doctor insisted on taking photographs of them in various states of undress during exams. Tyndall has defended the practice, contending that all of his actions during exams, including the taking of photographs, were for legitimate medical purposes.

Tyndall's lawyer, Leonard Levine, declined to comment extensively about the discovery of photographs, telling the Times the doctor maintains his innocence and insisting, "Dr. Tyndall is adamant that he has never sold, traded or shared any images of patients he examined while conducting medical examinations at USC." Hundreds of women have sued the doctor and USC, contending the university was aware of complaints about Tyndall's behavior but failed to take any action. Tyndall left the university two years ago amid an investigation into his activities.

Tyndall has not been charged with a crime, but a grand jury has been seated to hear evidence in the cases, the Times reported.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.