U.S. Capitol Police is 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 has led to unconfirmed reports that one of the individuals is a staffer for Sen. Ben Cardin (D., Md.).

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.

[Personally I think the good professor is overly optimistic that people will be fired. Particularly if the people involved know about OTHER people “involved” in one form or another. But I’m cynical that way. Wonder how I got to be so jaded… ~ Beege]