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.
Jonathan: So we now go from laughing matters to the bizarre. The verdict is in on Ruby Freeman and her mother’s defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani. A whooping $148 million! The bizarre part is that Rudy continues to falsely claim the daughter and mother were engaged in election fraud. Go figure.
Rudy will probably appeal the verdict. A judge may even cut the award. But even half a loaf could be as much as $74 million. An amount Rudy can’t pay because he is practically bankrupt. It may turn out to be a pyrrhic victory but a victory none the less. A victory because all the lies Rudy, DJT and the rest of the band of conspirators were peddling about the 2020 election have finally caught up with them in one jury verdict. That was worth the price of admission!
This is Dumb-ss “ObamaBot” McIntyre getting really, really scared 10 1/2 months out!
Dude he has been wetting his pants since Jan 6th, 2021
Scared? Ahh the truth is hard to swallow is it? Perhaps you’ve been eating the lies of the orange Jesus for too long. Time for a fresh diet of facts. Oh that’s facts / opinion, is there a difference?
And why is it that you and your orange Jesus always revert to childish name calling when you have something to say? Most people outgrow these rants in 1st or 2nd grade. But you and your orange Jesus act like you never got out of kindergarten.
Trump will not win 2024, the repo party is dead and gone. For truths sake, please change the name to what it has become, the fascist, racist, misogynist trump party. Good luck winning with that looser at the helm.
Steaming turd^^^^^Bob’s bowels are working overtime.
“fascist, racist, misogynist trump party”—Bob the turd slinger
“Because this is grownup name calling”—-Bob the turd slinger
Vulgar trolls are a nuisance. This forum should be fumigated.
Turds are a necessary product of living. Depositing steaming ones here is what is vulgar. On that, we agree.
Whiny a-holes are a nuisance
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/embedded-video/mmvo200217669885
Thank you so much for your well wishes.
Imagine, for a moment, what America and the world will be like if Real President Donald J. Trump, freedom-loving, non-parasitic, successful, billionaire, does NOT win 2024.
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“I began by telling [America] that there was a cancer growing on [America] and that if the cancer was not removed [America] [itself] would be killed by it.”
– John Dean, Nixon White House Counsel, 1973
How do you know how looser he is? Ding ding ding, the Democrat go to trifecta, racist, fascist and misogynist all in one sentence! Biden has been such a gift to America…Like the plague.
Time will reveal all truths, and the flood gates are opening.
There should be an investigation and it has nothing to do with “gay sex.” It’s public property paid for and maintained by taxpayers, and this moronic act was likely a paid staffer, if not two paid staffers.
Jonathan
I must take issue with Anonymous (the insightful one) at 12:14.
He has no basis to claim anyone is not “young enough” for my pedophilic proclivities. State his age for the record or be guilty of slander. I demand you strike this comment if the boy in question is shown to be 14 or younger.
Now, back to my Grindr account!
Back in the day there was a TV program “Queen for a Day”!
Is history repeating itself? Rome fell into decadence, sloth, greed, corruption, and despair. America be warned the signs as blinking.
Now its queen for a story hour.
Rome will soon blush with wishful thinking. Sodom and Gomorrah have got to be aghast at the irony of it all. I know I am.
Jonathan: I got a big laugh reading reading your column about the 2 men engaging in sex in a Senate hearing room. Was it really worth an entire discussing how the two men might be prosecuted under DC and federal laws? I subscribe to the comment by “Anonymous”, the sane one, 1/16@10:43am). It’s a real stretch for you to conflate this incident with MTG’s stunt in displaying salacious photos of Hunter Biden at a PUBLIC hearing. The two incidents don’t begin to compare!
Speaking of laughing matters, DJT’s newest NFT scam has gotten a lot of media coverage and by late night comedians. Mostly laughter and ridicule. One late night host warned potential buyers of the NFTs they might not actually get a piece of the suit worn by DJT for his Fulton County jail mug–due to “manufacturing” problems contained in the fine print. No matter, it’s the thought counts during this holiday season.
Even Dem Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a member of Comer’s Committee who has ridiculed the investigation and caused laughter at one public hearing, has weighed in on DJT’s NFTs. He says: “Listen, I expect him [DJT] to start selling Ivana Trump’s tombstone. You’ll be able to write a little signature on her tombstone for $10,000”. Jared calls DJT the “televangelist president”. Anything is possible with the scammer who out rivals the disgraced Rev. Jim Bakker!
DJT’s newest NFT scam has gotten a lot of media coverage and by late night comedians.
Seen by Dennis and 18 others.
Go Gutfeld!!!!!
Are there NO limits to dummycrat deviance? You immediately go after Republicans when this has NOTHING to do with them. This is a level of depravity foisted on America solely by dummycrats…..
Dennis
Look now goddam it. I’m not gonna say it again!
THOSE PICTURES WERE NOT HUNTER BIDEN.
YOU HAVE SHOWN NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE.
PUTIN STOOGE!!!
—–Gigi
That’s not Gigi, that’s NUTCHACHACHA, aka Natacha, in disguise, sort of.
Sane? Try making a fair comparison.
Rev. Jim Bakker was wrong and he has repeatedly acknowledged and asked his victims for forgiveness for his crimes. He went to prison and paid his dues to society.
Until Hunter, Joe and other corrupt politicians in Washington DC go to prison and pay their dues to society, your opinion is rank foolishness.
Anonymous, you have no proof to back up your allegations. You’re just a partisan hack and therfore your comments should be disregarded.
No link to President Biden and to say otherwise is pure conjecture. And thus proves you’re a MORON!
They haven’t connected the dots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seven “dots” in the big dipper, but I would never recognize it unless they are connected!!!
Zero dots connected and Alex Murdaugh rots in prison.
Your TDS is showing best to seek medical help and ask for stronger meds this next year is not going to be kind to you
Will the SCOTUS will have to revisit Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)
The Decision failed to define the term “HOUSE”.
Does the term mean ‘House’ a privately owned dwelling or ‘House’ the United States of America Senate and House of Representatives?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_v._Hardwick
At any rate, aside from the paradox of these two confusing which “House” they were engaging in,
can you imagine Their surprise when they realized they were in the wrong “House”!
IT’s time to bring back the Hicklin test.
(the Hicklin test was used since a ruling in 1857, which the Court abandoned in Roth).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicklin_test
Disclaimer, I am not an Idiot and not even curious least bit.
[𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐲]
Ether way, these Days there’s a lot of Sodomy going on in both Houses.
Beating those involved into wheelchairs would stop the activity of those 2.
I’m pretty sure that identifying those involved and beating them into wheelchairs would work.
The office of Sen. Ben Cardin just sent out a statement saying that Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed after he filmed himself having sex in the senate hearing room.
“Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin:
“Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate. We will have no further comment on this
personnel matter.”
https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1736071060427022487
Its a personal matter. Gotcha.
Refresh my memory, Cardin is the Senator from where????
Maryland
It was a rhetorical question, but thanks. My presumption is anyone could have guessed that. They seem to have a disproportionate number of perverts in that state.
Of course Ben Cardin wouldn’t have further comment. He endorses this behavior!
Question should be why was he employed there in the first place.
I haven’t seen this many anonymous commenters so excited about sexual deviancy since the groomers were upset about the removal of porn from elementary school libraries.
The fact that we even have to write all this down as what not to do is so sad. We have sunk to an all new low. I didn’t think that was possible but here we are.
Umm, security lapse much?
If people can insert their proboscis in Senate chambers they can insert an explosive device.
It’s an insurectum!
LMAO Love it!!!
So what? Rapist and sex predator Bill Clinton was getting oral sex and performing Cigar tricks the Nations highest office. He set the bar lowfor Democrats in office as was evidenced by Bathouse Barry…and dare I say sniffing Joe and his degenerate son Hunter, it’s what they do!
Honestly, after decades of watching people in this country embracing, and insisting on the public celebration of ever-more outlandish modes of sexual behavior, I cannot find myself shocked at all. That is was self-recorded on the Senate floor I find rather sad and disgusting. But I only wish the world were such that I could be shocked by this.
@Ellen
Oh, I’m sire it’s a thing that happens. What bothers me is the filming with the seeming intent to share. That describes a mentality, not a behavior, and it is the mentality that is an all consuming fire at present, positively rampant. It leads us nowhere good.
Relax. It’s only a video metaphor for what the Democrats are doing to the entire country]. We are taking it in the ….
Don’t knock it till you try it, Young. By the way, how hung are you? Asking for Dennis
eb
“Asking for Dennis”
Sure you are
We know that’s not true, because Young is just his screen name.
He’s not “young enough” for Dennis McIntyre
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As sponsored by your local colostomy bag sales representative.
A colostomy bag is a handy device for those taking monster c*cks up the pooper. Hint—-get the surgery first. And empty it before you enter the Senate chamber please.
I got the popcorn out to read the comments on this one.
First it was hoodies, now buggery. That evolved quickly.
Jonathan is a liar,
Truth is: in a public House hearing Marg Greene showed a picture of a fully naked private citizen Hunter Biden (not in “bathing suit”
And the gay porn staffer awpeks for GOP Rep. Max Miller (R-OH)
Betsy, it wasnt all that. He was flaccid just like your paid handlers
Turley shows how utterly lazy he is to take 2 seconds to Google the photos Marjorie Taylor Greene held up of Hunter Biden at the House hearing. The largest photo shows a woman performing oral sex on Hunter & is surrounded by other graphic photos. The Professor defends MTG & predictably vents all of his outrage at Democrats AOC & Raskin. Turley claims this wasn’t a public hearing, but videos of the hearing are widely available on YouTube.
JT’s depiction of MTG’s montage of salacious photos at a televised House hearing definitely doesn’t present himself as a credible witness.
MTGDS is a thing.
“photos Marjorie Taylor Greene held up of Hunter Biden at the House hearing”
Those are not photos of Hunter Biden!!! Shame on you, Putin stooge.
—-Gigi
Lyndon H LaRouche was right all along and you have been warned this was all coming down by him. You want justice?
Exonerate his good name!
That is literally in the public domain and if you actually researched or paid attention to anything other than just trying to defend the Dems or to be right, you would know those photos were to show violation of the MAN Act and/or human trafficking!
Is it okay just to defame Republicans is that why you don’t use your name coward
You are soooo offended by MTG showing the nation the depravity of the bidens BUT this deviancy doesn’t bother you at all. Just another sad day for America brought to you by the immoral elites in the DC swamp and their supporters like anonymous here….
‘Obviously, the videotape will result in the termination of any staffers involved.’
Oh, you mean like finding cocaine out in the open in the White House, pulling a fire alarm during session, leaking SCOTUS decisions did? This administration and its party are so far beyond the pale it beggars belief, and the people coming out of modern universities do not belong in positions of authority in any industry or capacity.
We had better start caring right bloody now if we do not want everything to collapse all at once in the near future. Addressing it all would have been challenging ten, fifteen, twenty years ago, it’ll seem insurmountable now, but it is now or never.
Everything this administration has wrought has been unacceptable from day one and worsening by the month.
‘Obviously, the videotape will result in the termination of any staffers involved.’
Yeah, right.
Terminated by one congresscritter, hired by another by the end of the day.
OR hired by a lobbying group to…
Its back to mule-ing and harvesting votes for this little pervert.
True. It appears now that the installation of Biden was even more sinister than we thought.
With no (cognitive) adult in the room, these kids have set about to destroy what they despise. Their demise is their childlike assumption that no one would notice.
The coke that was found in a ‘cubby hole’ was during the end of Trumps presidency.. it was found during the clean out they perform before the change of presidents: Trump to Biden.. So it was most likely Don Jr’s, or a Trump staffer
Yes, I hear they both like that brand of soda pop.
Got anymore steaming turds? Looks like you smeared that one all over your calendar.
Hell of a week for Democrats. Racism, segregation, debauchery and
perversity reigns supreme. Staffers of Democrat Senator Ben Cardin filiming
gay porn in the Senate Judiciary Room, Virgina Democrat school board member
sworn on a stack of pornographic books, Jill Biden’s tranny tap dancers in the
White House, Democrats removing statue of Jefferson and replacing it with
Satan in Iowa State Capitol and Boston mayor hosting a Christmas party for
everyone but white skinned people.
We the people seem stuck with a choice between the party of evil (Democrats) and the party of stupid (Republicans).
Republicans are a lot more evil than Democrats. They’re likely going to nominate someone who has already been found liable for fraud and sexual abuse, who says that he wants to be a dictator on the first day of his next term (assuming he’s reelected), who lies about the previous election having been stolen from him, who conspired to prevent the peaceful transfer of power via certification of the Electoral College vote, … (the list goes on).
he wants to be a dictator on the first day of his next term
By reducing the power of the central government that erodes the people’s freedoms? He’d be the first dictator in history to reduce the power of government and restore freedom to the nation’s citizens. That kind of “dictator” I can live with.
Anonymous at 11:51 AM is jealous it wasnt him getting plowed
🍆💦🍑
+100
He said he wants to be a dictator on Day 1 of his hoped-for next term.
Do you deny that he said it?
He called for “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”
Do you deny that he wrote that?
He didn’t say “I want to reduce the power of the central government.” He said he wants to replace current civil servants with Trump loyalists and that he’ll use Acting positions to get around Senate confirmation.
He’s chosen to have dinner with Nick Fuentes, who has called for a genocide for Jews.
Just how many awful things does he have to say and do before you become concerned?
Tha lies go on and on and on etc etc etc etc
I’m one indictment away from being re elected. All publicity is good publicity. Independent Bob.
Hell of a week for Democrats. 🤙
When Fetterman seems to be the rational mind in the Democratic party, you know they are having a hell of a year.
+100
The obvious objection to this tape is that it is a desecration of a place that is a symbol of our country, very similar to casual sex in the White House by a President with a young staffer. In such a case, the national symbol carries a metaphorical stain for the remainder of its existence. The memory of the violative action and the place are mixed together. This desecration of our national symbols has been going on for several decades, going back to the burning of our flag by draft protestors in the 60’s, a form of protest protected by the Supreme Court! We seem to be unable to recognize the sacred aspect of national symbols, and consequenly we are unable to punish the abuse of such places as being a kind of civil sacrilege. This means that eventually the sacred nature of national symbols will be lost.
Absolutely. I mean what could be worse than gay sex in the Capitol? How about a riot to keep a despot in power, Jan 6, 2021.
Oh yea, sex is way worse than dictatorship.
Well we have that now with the fake currently in office
awww…someone’s sad that DJT only jokes about grabbing pussies, and he meant the anatomical part not certain men
Congratulations! You win the false dichotomy of the week award.
Please allow me, if you will, to make a slight correction to your comment. “How about a staged riot to keep President Trump from being reelected ever.”
Another steaming turd from Bob^^^^ At least we know he is regular.
The Democrat Party platform:
Every day they wake up, it’s Jan 6th. They get in their electric car and drive to the abortion clinic. The end.
—-Kellyanne Conway
You mean the “riot” planned and cheered on by the rogue DOJ of the incoming administration and the then House Speaker, investigated by their lackeys who then illegally destroyed all “evidence” after cherry-picking only tidbits that made their version possibly plausible. The “riot” that “killed” multiple police officers when the one who died the day after died from a congenital heart defect and the others they claim were suicides? In fact, the only person MURDERED that day was an unarmed female Air Force Veteran gunned down by a rogue Capitol cop who was given a medal for killing her. Yeah, Bob, keep drinking the kool-aid.