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US paratroopers charged in gay porn site case
By Reuters
Published: February 25, 2006, 1:50 PM PST
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Seven paratroopers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have been charged with being paid to have sex that was filmed for a gay pornographic Web site, an Army spokesman said on Saturday.
Three men will face court-martial on charges of sodomy, pandering and engaging in sex for money while being filmed, said Pfc. James Wilt, an 82nd Airborne spokesman. Having sex while being taped is illegal under the U.S. Military Code of Justice.
Spc. Richard Ashley, Pfc. Wesley Mitten and Pvt. Kagen Mullen, members of the 2nd Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, were to be arraigned on March 7.
Mullen was also charged with adultery.
Four others, whose names were not disclosed, will be demoted to private, placed on restriction and docked a month's pay.
"Further, they are being recommended for separation from the Army," said Wilt, who was interviewed by telephone from Fort Bragg, N.C.
The 15,000-member division is housed at Fort Bragg, a sprawling military complex 70 miles south of Raleigh, N.C.
The charges are a result of an investigation that began over a month ago into a pornographic Web site operated out of Fayetteville, N.C., home, Wilt said.
The U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy prevents officials from querying recruits and troops on their sexual orientation but allows military officials to discharge members who are openly gay.
By Reuters
Published: February 25, 2006, 1:50 PM PST
Tell us what you think about this storyTalkBack E-mail this story to a friendE-mail View this story formatted for printingPrint
Seven paratroopers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have been charged with being paid to have sex that was filmed for a gay pornographic Web site, an Army spokesman said on Saturday.
Three men will face court-martial on charges of sodomy, pandering and engaging in sex for money while being filmed, said Pfc. James Wilt, an 82nd Airborne spokesman. Having sex while being taped is illegal under the U.S. Military Code of Justice.
Spc. Richard Ashley, Pfc. Wesley Mitten and Pvt. Kagen Mullen, members of the 2nd Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, were to be arraigned on March 7.
Mullen was also charged with adultery.
Four others, whose names were not disclosed, will be demoted to private, placed on restriction and docked a month's pay.
"Further, they are being recommended for separation from the Army," said Wilt, who was interviewed by telephone from Fort Bragg, N.C.
The 15,000-member division is housed at Fort Bragg, a sprawling military complex 70 miles south of Raleigh, N.C.
The charges are a result of an investigation that began over a month ago into a pornographic Web site operated out of Fayetteville, N.C., home, Wilt said.
The U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy prevents officials from querying recruits and troops on their sexual orientation but allows military officials to discharge members who are openly gay.
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