A police investigation into the filming of a sex tape by a since-dismissed Senate staffer in a Senate hearing room has ended without charges.
Aidan Maese-Czeropski worked as a legislative aide for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) before leaving his job in December after posting a video of him having sex with another man inside the Hart Senate Office Building.
“Although the hearing room was not open to the public at the time, the Congressional staffer involved had access to the room,” a U.S. Capitol Police spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that although there was a “likely violation of Congressional policy” involved in the act, “there is currently no evidence that a crime was committed.”
As The Daily Beast reports:
The two people of interest in the investigation “were not cooperative,” authorities said. After consulting with federal and local prosecutors about potential charges, “the elements of any of the possible crimes” were not met.
“The Congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us,” police said. “Our investigators are willing to review new evidence should any come to light.”
Conservative news site The Daily Caller first shared footage from the explicit video hours after another right-wing outlet revealed the video's existence, alleging that the clip had been shared on a public Twitter account. The first report identified a “staffer for Senator Ben Cardin” as being responsible, adding that the images “conspicuously and deliberately contain the staffer's face.”
“Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate,” a Cardin spokesperson said amid the uproar. “We will have no further comment on this personnel matter.”
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