{"id":2165238,"date":"2024-02-01T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-capitol-police-refuse-to-file-charges-in-congressional-gay-sex-tape-scandal\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:13:46","slug":"u-s-capitol-police-refuse-to-file-charges-in-congressional-gay-sex-tape-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-capitol-police-refuse-to-file-charges-in-congressional-gay-sex-tape-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Police won&#8217;t press charges in Congress gay sex tape scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-capitol-police-refuse-to-file-charges-in-congressional-gay-sex-tape-scandal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2165238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">United States Capitol Police arrest\u2063 a protester after he climbed \u2062down the \u201cMountains and Clouds\u201d sculpture inside the atrium of the Hart \u200bSenate Office Building on December 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. \u2062The protester climbed\u200b the sculpture during a demonstration with \u2063pro-Palestinian activists\u2063 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:09 PM \u2013 Thursday, February \u200c1, 2024<\/p>\n<h2>The U.S. Capitol Police Will Not File Charges in Controversial Senate Room Incident<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Thursday that they will not file charges against the two men who had\u200c recorded themselves inappropriately engaging in \u200dhomosexual intercourse in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room last December.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAfter consulting with federal and local prosecutors, as well as doing\u2062 a comprehensive investigation and review of possible charges, \u200bit was determined that, despite a likely violation of Congressional policy, there is \u2063currently no evidence \u2062that a crime was committed,\u201d USCP said in a\u200d statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Ben Cardin\u2019s (D-Md.) aide Aidan Maese-Czeropski, who was \u2062dismissed after a video of the gay tryst went viral on social media, has been named as one of the males involved. However, the other man in the video still \u200bremains \u200ba\u200d mystery. Police have not disclosed\u2064 the second man \u200dinvolved.<\/p>\n<p>Capitol police claim that Maese-Czeropski used his Fifth \u2064Amendment protection against self-incrimination during the course of the inquiry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe two people of interest \u200bwere\u200b not cooperative, nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met,\u201d the statement added. \u201cOur investigators are willing\u2064 to review new evidence should \u2064any come to light.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After news first surfaced, many were bothered by the vague and somewhat \u201clazy\u201d statement by Capitol police, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-straw-hollywood-reporter-sources-say-disney-wanted-to-fire-carano-in-november\/\" title=\"\u2018Final Straw\u2019: Hollywood Reporter Sources Say Disney Wanted To Fire Carano In November\">social media users expressed<\/a> their grievances.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200b <em>Spectator <\/em>outlet was the first to report on the eight-second recorded sexual activity that later went viral online. The\u200c filmed video took place in the same chamber \u2064where lawmakers \u2062typically question potential justices for the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. law prohibits \u201ca person,\u2062 in public, to make an obscene or indecent exposure of his or her genitalia or anus, to engage in masturbation, or to\u2064 engage in a sexual act.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: No charges to be files\u2062 against Senate\u200b staffer Aidan\u200d Maese-Czeropski after filming sex \u200dvideo inside Senate hearing room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter consulting with federal and local prosecutors,\u2062 as well\u200c as doing a comprehensive investigation and review of possible\u200d charges, it was\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UcZqlWyxn9\">pic.twitter.com\/UcZqlWyxn9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conservative \u200dBrief \u2062(@ConservBrief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConservBrief\/status\/1753104846931308553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: The United States Capitol \u2064Police will *not* \u2064be pressing charges in the gay Senate hearing\u200d room\u2064 s*x tape \u2063incident. <\/p>\n<p>Walking in the Capitol on J6? \u274c <br \/>Filming a p*rno in a Senate building? \u2705<\/p>\n<p>Despite the viral footage of staffer Aidan Maese-Czeropski\u200c getting a \u201cjager sauce\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMprSjxGRJ\">pic.twitter.com\/JMprSjxGRJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1753082596815491373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, \u200d2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The lewd video seems to have been\u200c filmed close to a senatorial \u200cmeeting spot. Shortly before it was released, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chris \u2064Coons (D-Del.) sat in the same vicinity for a markup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis has been\u200c a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for \u200dwho I love to pursue a\u2062 political agenda. While some of\u2063 my actions\u200d in the past have shown poor judgment [sic], I \u200clove my\u2064 job and would never \u2063disrespect my workplace,\u201d the staffer wrote on <em>LinkedIn<\/em> \u200clast year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this \u200dpost!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hundreds of \u200dattacks\u200d on U.S. troops in the Middle East and the deaths of three soldiers in Jordan are fueling calls to hold Iran accountable for the actions \u2062of their proxies. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A House sub-committee demands accountability\u200b from \u2062the department Of Health And Human Services. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>From 1992 to 1993,\u2062 Tara \u200cReade was working as a staff assistant \u200cby then-senator \u2063Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of explorers say\u2062 they could be close to tracking down Amelia Earhart\u2019s missing\u00a0plane. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peaceful-pro-life-activists-face-up-to-11-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Pro-life activists may face up to 11 years in prison despite their peaceful actions\">started taking pre-orders<\/a> for a new China-specific AI chip with prices on par with a rival product from Huawei.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Tesla chief executive \u200cand a board seen as \u200dcaptive to him must find a way to \u200bnegotiate a\u200c replacement contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Qualcomm\u00a0forecast fiscal second-quarter profit slightly above Wall Street estimates and sales in line with market expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mounting\u2062 costs of developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-in-the-oxymoron-is-an-abortion-doula\/\" title=\"What is an 'abortion doula\">cutting-edge\u2062 features irked investors hoping<\/a> for a big boost to sales from the new technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the USCP&#8217;s\u2063 decision\u200c not to press charges in the \u200bSenate room incident \u2063impact the integrity of the Senate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And I am committed\u2063 to serving the American people,\u201d said Maese-Czeropski in a statement. \u2063\u201cI am grateful that the U.S. Capitol Police have determined that no crime\u200b was committed, \u200band \u2062I am now focused on moving \u200bforward and\u200b continuing my \u200dwork\u2063 on\u2064 behalf of Senator\u200d Cardin and his \u200dconstituents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of criminal charges, Maese-Czeropski\u2019s actions have sparked controversy and led\u2062 to his dismissal from Senator\u2064 Cardin\u2019s office. The incident has raised questions about \u200dthe behavior and professionalism of staff members working in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics argue that the USCP\u2019s decision not to press charges sets a dangerous precedent and undermines\u2063 the integrity \u200bof the Senate. They believe that\u200d engaging in sexual activities in a federal building, particularly \u2062one\u2063 where \u200dimportant legislative business takes place, is a\u200d serious breach of\u2064 decorum and should \u200cnot be taken \u200blightly.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, argue that this incident should be treated as a private matter between consenting adults and that it is not the role of law enforcement to intervene in consensual sexual activities. They argue that as \u200blong as the actions did \u2064not violate any laws or harm anyone else,\u2064 it should be considered a personal\u200c matter rather than a criminal offense.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one\u2019s\u200c stance on the matter, \u2063it is clear that this incident has brought\u2062 attention to \u2064the need for clearer guidelines and policies regarding employee conduct in federal buildings. Lawmakers may want \u200cto consider reviewing and \u200dstrengthening existing\u2064 policies to ensure that such incidents do not \u200coccur in\u2062 the future and to better\u200b uphold the dignity and professionalism of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>As for Maese-Czeropski,\u2063 the incident will likely\u2064 have lasting consequences \u2064for his \u2062career. Despite the lack\u200c of criminal charges, the controversy\u2064 surrounding the incident and his subsequent dismissal from Senator Cardin\u2019s office \u200dwill undoubtedly impact his reputation and future employment prospects.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the U.S. Capitol Police\u2019s decision not to file charges \u2063in the controversial Senate room incident has\u2064 sparked debate \u2063and raised questions about employee conduct and the\u2064 integrity of the Senate. \u200bWhile the lack of criminal charges may disappoint some, others argue that this incident \u2064should be\u200b treated as\u2062 a private matter\u2063 between consenting adults. \u200dMoving forward, there is a need\u200b for clearer guidelines and policies to ensure the professionalism and dignity of federal\u2062 employees working in important government buildings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A protester was arrested by the United States Capitol Police for climbing down the &#8220;Mountains and Clouds&#8221; sculpture in the Hart Senate Office Building atrium. 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