Capitol Police say probe is closed with no criminal charges for ex-Dem Senate staffer who filmed sex scene

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 February 7, 2024

The ex-Democratic Senate staffer who filmed himself having sex with another man in a committee hearing room will not face any criminal charges over the indecent incident, RadarOnline reported.

According to the U.S. Capitol Police, while certain congressional policies were "likely violated," there was insufficient evidence that any actual crime was committed.

That staffer, identified as Aidan Maese-Czeropski, did suffer the consequence of losing his job in the office of Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), however, in the wake of his sharing his amateur pornography filmed in the committee room on public social media accounts.

Scandal erupts over gay sex tape filmed in committee room

The Spectator's gossip columnist first shared the news on Dec. 15 that an unnamed Senate staffer believed to work for Democratic Sen. Cardin had been sharing sexually explicit images and videos that were unmistakably taken inside the Hart Senate Office building.

That initial report was confirmed just hours later by The Daily Caller, which obtained and shared in an exclusive report a copy of the graphic video of the staffer having intercourse with another man on the row of desks that senators sit at during committee hearings and conference meetings.

It didn't take long before the staffer, who was clearly visible and identifiable in the pictures and video, was revealed to be Maese-Czeropski, and it was soon thereafter that he was cut loose by the senator's office.

A spokesperson for Cardin said matter-of-factly at the time, "Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate. We will have no further comment on this personnel matter."

No charges are forthcoming as investigation closed

Roll Call reported last week that the U.S. Capitol Police announced that it had ended an investigation into the explicit incident without bringing any criminal charges in the matter.

"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," the USCP said in a statement. "Although the hearing room was not open to the public at the time, the Congressional staffer involved had access to the room."

"The two people of interest were not cooperative, nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met," the statement continued. "The Congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us."

The agency added that while it was closing down its probe of the incident, "Our investigators are willing to review new evidence should any come to light."

Staffer tried to politicize the outrage

The Daily Beast reported that Maese-Czeropski posted a statement on his LinkedIn account shortly after the controversy erupted to address -- and unnecessarily politicize -- what happened and said, "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, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace," he continued and added that any "attempts to characterize my actions otherwise are fabricated and I will be exploring what legal options are available to me in these matters."

Except, there was nothing political about people being genuinely upset and disgusted by sex acts of any sort in the Senate committee room, and Maese-Czeropski's actions in and of themselves were the height of disrespect for not just his workplace but the institution as a whole, his employer and constituents, and the American people more broadly.

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