Hi Everyone. I’ve mainly been a lurker on this forum for quite awhile only posting a few times, but I could really use some advice and I’m hoping that I might be able to find it here. I operate a small gay website on a part time basis. It isn’t a big business for me but I enjoy it a lot and it makes me a little extra cash which is great. I have found it difficult to find content that I can legally use on the website so I started producing my own even though I didn’t have much experience with production.
Last year, I was contacted by a very handsome model looking for work. He is an active duty Marine. I made a few videos with him. Meanwhile, he filmed quite a few videos with other studios and seemed to be making a name for himself.
Today, I received a subpoena from Military Justice. Apparently he is being court martialed for doing porn. They are demanding that I turn over copies of his videos and all of my model releases to them to further their investigation. I realize that I probably don’t have any choice but to cooperate with them despite my objections to his prosecution on a personal and moral level.
I’m really worried about this situation for both me and my model who is such a great guy and I could use any advice available.
First of all…. Can I get into trouble for my involvement in this? I wouldn’t think so and the letter I received from Military Justice says that I’m not in any trouble but I’m not sure whether to believe that.
What can I do to help this guy? I’ve already contacted Service Members Legal Defense Network and they say that they can help but I’m not sure if he will accept the help or not. I’m trying to get in touch with him to give him the information but I think he will be hesitant because knowing him he will want to keep this as discrete as possible even to his own harm.
Finally, I’m getting conflicting advice from friends about the possibility of publicizing his court martial. Could making this more public benefit him? I can see how it might or might not. Also, I’m being told that I would be foolish not to publicize this because it would benefit me in a business sense which is a consideration though I wouldn’t want to do anything that causes harm to his situation. At the same time, I realize that I’m not the only studio to receive a subpoena so I expect it will probably be made public by someone.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated……
Thanks,
Phillip
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