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Capitol Offense: Police Investigating Porn Video Shot in Senate Committee Room [Updated]

U.S. Capitol Police is reportedly investigating the shocking videotape of two men having sex in public in what appears the Senate large hearing room in the Hart Senate Office Building. The room is familiar to many citizens from Supreme Court confirmations to impeachment proceedings. Indeed, I have testified repeatedly in the room and argued much of the Porteous impeachment case in that space. First reported on a conservative site, the video of two men having sex led to reports that one of the individuals was a staffer for Sen. Ben Cardin (D., Md.). Update: Cardin aide Aidan Maese-Czeropski, 24, has now been reportedly fired.

The video shows one of the men hunched over the dais at the center of the seating for senators in Senate room Hart 216.

The video was reportedly shared on the Internet on gay sites.

Obviously, the videotape will result in the termination of any staffers involved. However, the question is any possible criminal charge. We have previously discussed porn videos shot in churches or other locations. Such porn shoots in church have also raised calls for prosecutions in other countries.

Staffers have access into such rooms, but the question is whether this unofficial use would constitute trespass. It also uses an official area for personal purposes, though it is not clear if there were any commercial benefits garnered from the video found on various sites.

One obvious criminal provision under the D.C. code is Section 22-1312 for lewd, indecent, or obscene acts:

“It is unlawful for a person, in public, to make an obscene or indecent exposure of his or her genitalia or anus, to engage in masturbation, or to engage in a sexual act as defined in § 22-3001(8). It is unlawful for a person to make an obscene or indecent sexual proposal to a minor. A person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.”

The question is whether this is “in public” in a locked committee room — any more than sex in a congressional office after hours would be viewed as “in public.”

There are also provisions concerning the misuse or damaging of government property such as Section 1361, which protects “any property” of the United States from willful depredation or attempted depredation. “Depredation” is defined as the act of plundering, robbing, pillaging or laying waste. However, mere possession of such property is not viewed as depredation. United States v. Jenkins, 554 F.2d 783, 786 (6th Cir. 1977).

There is also 18 U.S.C. 641 on the misuse of public money, property, or records:

“Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or

Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the value of such property in the aggregate, combining amounts from all the counts for which the defendant is convicted in a single case, does not exceed the sum of $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

The Capitol police could argue that this constitutes purloining or using government property for personal purposes.

The key factor is the fact that this videotape was made with the apparent intent to publish or to distribute. Sex in congressional offices — by both members and staff — have long been known to occur on Capitol Hill. Yet, this was a public hearing room, albeit closed at the time, and a tape made for what appears public viewing.

That brings us back to trespass. The question may be whether this was access under legal authority for a staffer. The Capitol police can argue that access to a staff position does not mean a license for entry for any purpose. Under 18 U.S.C. 1752, trespass covers anyone who “knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so.”

Does a staffer have legal authority to enter any hearing room for any purpose? That could be a defense raised by counsel, but it would seem likely that any access is premised on an official function.

The pressure on the Capitol police is likely to be considerable in the coming days. Only recently, House members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jamie Raskin claimed that house rules were broken by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene showing  Hunter Biden and a woman in a revealing picture, though he was purportedly wearing a swimsuit.  Raskin objected that it would constitute “pornographic exhibits that might not be suitable for children watching.”

While this was not a public hearing, those objections now seem almost puritanical in light what just occurred over in the Senate hearing room.

Maese-Czeropski was named in an earlier incident in Congress when he was accused of confronting Ohio Republican Congressman Max Miller over his support for Israel. He has categorically denied that accusation.

He is listed working of Cardin  since October 2021, and previously worked as a field organizer for the Democratic Party in Virginia. He also lists work as a climate researcher for charity Friends of the Earth.

What is likely to get the most attention, however, is that he also reportedly appeared in a campaign ad in 2020 with President Biden with the words “thank you for teaching.”

Maese-Czeropski went on to social media to issue a statement of regret but to say that “[t]his has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.”  When one films a porn scene in a Senate hearing room, the resulting anger is likely focused on the conduct rather than the identity of the parties. A heterosexual tryst would produce the same obvious objections.

The spin on the controversy is similar to the effort of Susanna Gibson in a Politico article. In a bizarre piece on Gibson’s scandal involving sex acts on the Internet, Politico was mocked for leaving out key details as Gibson claimed that she was shocked that other people saw the intimate videos with her husband.

Gibson and her husband posted more than a dozen videos that were archived on a site called Chaturbate in September 2022 shortly before she announced her candidacy for office. Viewers were told that they could pay for her to perform specific sex acts “for tips.” While the scandal was revealed by the Washington Post, the article suggests it was skullduggery by conservatives and that her privacy was shattered.

Gibson has made dubious threats to sue over the disclosures of the videos and even alleged that the disclosures constituted a sex crime. She attempted to portray the controversy as an attack on all women. It seemed to work. Gibson came close to winning the recent election despite the scandal as the Democratic candidate for the state legislature.

In the controversy involving Maese-Czeropski, the video was posted to a private group for gay men and the owner identified himself as a “twink” engaging in sex acts with his older “bear” partner. The group posting does not suggest a private intimate video shared between a couple.

The site does not appear to generate revenue, which could have bearing on potential charges discussed above. Using the congressional space for commercial purposes can factor into possible charges.

The resignation of Maese-Czeropski will not necessarily end any Capitol Police investigation. Given the possibilities of charges, further public statements are unwise until the former aide speaks with counsel.

362 thoughts on “Capitol Offense: Police Investigating Porn Video Shot in Senate Committee Room [Updated]”

  1. I think that this video should be reproduced and placed in the campaign folders of all Republican Candidates for them to place all over their districts and states so that their voters have a clearer understanding of the Party that they are opposing. Being gay is not a crime but performing sex acts in the capital is poor taste and downright disrespectful of the country, the voters and the constitution and likely illegal. And frankly I would say this if it was a heterosexual couple doing the same thing in the same places. There was equal outrage about the female official running for office who performed sex on certain restricted channels with her husband, on request even. Even during the “insurrection” of 1/6/2021 I do not recall anyone performing sex acts in hallowed places. I am beginning to think that I should never go to D.C. again. I’m afraid that if I visited and than started to leave and looked back, I might turn into a pillar of salt.

  2. I thought it a Senate rule that only conservative judicial nominees could be buggered in that room.

      1. Thomas? Isn’t this the guy that sexually harassed Anita Hill? I think if you check out research on the “esteemed” Clarence Thomas you will find that the accusations about him being a pervert are true.

          1. And followed him from job to job. And picked him up at the airport. The entire high-tech lynching was orchestrated by the abortion industry.

  3. 18 U.S.C. 641 & D.C. code is Section 22-1312
    Would this include the affair of Hillary Clinton and James Comey sweating between the sheets of the Lincoln Bedroom?

      1. My Bad [𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐘]
        Thank you Cupcake 🧁

    2. What an awful vision, Hilary having sex with someone. Maybe she’s into beastiality. Independent Bob.

  4. Gay sex posted on the internet from government offices, is there any better metaphor for democrat politics

  5. Not sure what the problem is here:

    Porn in Congress goes on all the time in this supposedly august and dignified institution be it race baiting, profligate spending, vote buying, bribery, election malfeasance, or lying. Whats the harm of a little actual sex porn compared to that?

  6. If they couldn’t identify hunter’s cocaine, what makes us think they could do better on this (that is, unless, hillary provides them with a video of Trump filming the entire thing).

    1. They also couldn’t find the leaker of the Dobbs decision. Probably another Democrat.

  7. What has remained unsaid is that this staffer is also the same genius that uttered “free Palestine” to a Jewish member of congress. This is the attitude of the people coming out of our universities these days.

    Of course this guy is a “Free Palestine” guy, a member of the virtue signaling uneducated (schooled and yet uneducated) young people who only know of Gaza and Israel by what has occurred in the last 2 months. He has no concern with a ceasefire in Ukraine, Yemen or Syria. No concern about the Kurds. No concern about Muslims being killed or abused by anyone other than the Israelis that they themselves have brutally attacked.

    Of course this guy, filmed having gay sex, supports Palestine over Israel because he thinks that Israel is the oppressor as the Palestinians are the freedom loving civil libertarians.

    Hey Senate Staffer, go to any Arab nation, film yourself having gay sex and then get back to us.

    1. Before or after he and his butt buddy get thrown off of the roof of a 12 story building. Those Muslim Arabs tend to throw rocks at gay men until they stop moving, and that includes any movement from breathing. 89% of Palestinians actually like having Hamas around. That is about as smart as paying someone to mug you every morning while you are on your way to work. Indoctrination is a very dangerous thing, especially with masses of stupid people.

  8. “Obviously, the videotape will result in the termination of any staffers involved.”

    Who are you kidding? These are Democrats.
    Promotions for all involved coming soon!

    1. That is what I thought! The staffer has already come out and said that he is being wronged here “because of who I love”. FFS

    1. Sam, I completely agree. In fact, one might argue that the anal sex tape is merely the WH Satanmas video, part II. For those who have not yet seen the WH Satanmas tape, it depicts trans people dancing around in what is a clear reference to Alice in Wonderland which has clear pedophile connotations. We have the white rabbit, we have Alice in the blue dress, this is the Biden Administration openly stating in video form which side of the light vs. darkness battle they’re on. As if we didn’t already know. And of course the ending can only be a very young staffer boy being sodomized by some old creep. The end result of this whole mess will be that taxpayers fund this staffer’s retirement with an enormous settlement as he is elevated to hero status by the left, and I don’t mean by normal Democrats who will not even probably hear about this scandal. Meanwhile Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay 148 million to the two women who were caught on camera stuffing ballot boxes in Georgia. It’s beginning to look a lot like Satanmas.

  11. The enemies of this nation need do nothing more than to display the depravity, moral bankruptcy and slovenliness of America by showing such filth. Who needs propaganda?

    This is a symptom of a deeper moral a spiritual sickness that worsening. It is intended to defile and disrespect our nation’s capital.

    1. Ah yes, oh for the days of yore when purity ruled the day. Get a life. If you think this hasn’t been going on for the past 100,000 years, well, just get a life.

      And just when was life in this country so good? In the 1800s when blacks were slaves? How about the 1950s when blacks weren’t slaves but they at least knew their place. And certainly in the 1950s women knew their place, certainly not in politics.

      MAGA on dude, the most racist campaign slogan since…perhaps 1860.

      1. Sam finds it impossible to be critical of this guy filming himself having sex on a Senate table. Of course the guy, a mere staffer, goes on to yell “free Palestine” at a Jewish congressman.

        Hey Sam, would any employee be allowed to say something so politically charged against a principal at any office where you have worked? Would you be so sanguine if MTG yelled bomb Gaza at Rashida Tlaib? If not then you are a hypocrite.

  13. “No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders.” —John Adam

  14. Media reports noted attempted contacts with Schumer, Cardin, McConnell, Graham, and other Senators and officials were unsuccessful…….you reckon?

    Damage Control Consultants are earning big bucks this weekend in all of those offices, the media, and the Capitol Police.

    Add in the Senate Master-at-Arms office, the FBI, and every major news network and Democrat National Committee for that matter.

    This story like the infamous LapTop must be spiked, ignored, and covered up…..and above all be minimized as mere youthful indiscretions with no serious side of any kind,

    The investigation shall be prompt and dedicated to ensuring the least possible damage to the Democrats be done…..and not done to follow the evidence where ever it leads.

    Is this the first time , was this a pure amateur thing, is there a ring of such individuals doing similar acts in other Government offices, hearing rooms……hell…for that matter on the floor of either or both Houses of Congress during off hours?

    One thing about Chris Dodd and Jack Kennedy…..at least they enjoyed the company of the opposite sex even when their partners did not.

    Were these Republicans working for Republican Senators the media would be after this story like a pack of starving dogs pursuing a meat wagon with an open door.

  15. In the 1980s, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Thayer and others had an orgy with prostitutes in a local Washington hotel. Comedian Mort Sahl said it was a cynical attempt to humanize the Reagan administration.

  16. After the Chinese take over the country we will “climb back out” with a vengeance.

    1. As a resident of The People’ Republic of Maryland, due to Sen. Cardin’s upcoming retirement, I’m assuming the Maryland Democrat Party gets behind this staffer, as Cardin’s replacement.

  20. We just fall further and further in to this abyss. I don’t know if we are ever going to climb back out.

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