OAN’s Brooke Mallory
1:09 PM – Thursday, February 1, 2024
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Thursday that they will not file charges against the two men who had recorded themselves inappropriately engaging in homosexual intercourse in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room last December.
“After consulting with federal and local prosecutors, as well as doing a comprehensive investigation and review of possible charges, it was determined that, despite a likely violation of Congressional policy, there is currently no evidence that a crime was committed,” USCP said in a statement.
Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) aide Aidan Maese-Czeropski, who was dismissed 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 remains a mystery. Police have not disclosed the second man involved.
Capitol police claim that Maese-Czeropski used his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination during the course of the inquiry.
“The two people of interest were not cooperative, nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met,” the statement added. “Our investigators are willing to review new evidence should any come to light.”
After news of the police response first surfaced, many were bothered by the “vague” and somewhat “lazy” statement. A number of social media users on X (Twitter) expressed their grievances.
The Spectator outlet was the first to report on the eight-second recorded sexual activity that later went viral online. The filmed video took place in the same chamber where lawmakers typically question potential justices for the Supreme Court.
D.C. law prohibits “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.”
The lewd video seems to have been filmed close to a senatorial meeting spot. Shortly before it was released, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) sat in the same vicinity for a markup.
“This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgment [sic], I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace,” the staffer wrote on LinkedIn last year.
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