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Investigators seek photos of former USC medical school dean with drugs

LOS ANGELES - For Dr. Carmen Puliafito and a group of younger people he befriended, life was a photo-op.

Partying in Las Vegas or shopping at Target, pumping gas or playing cards, the dean of the University of Southern California's medical school and his younger companions captured their time together on camera. They snapped photos and filmed videos of wholesome activities - cuddling a litter of kittens, cheering on the Dodgers - with the same gusto that they recorded hotel room orgies and drug binges.

In the wake of revelations about Puliafito's double life, USC has taken a strong interest in these images. A private investigator working on behalf of the university last month repeatedly contacted a former member of the group, a recovering addict from Orange County, in an effort to obtain pictures and videos of the former dean.

Asked about the investigator's work, USC confirmed that representatives of the school are interested in obtaining images of the 66-year-old physician and said they are

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