The Senate staffer accused of filming himself engaging in explicit sexual activity in a congressional hearing room is threatening legal action after he was widely named on social media while alluding to “poor judgement” in the past.
Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a legislative aide for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), did not address the pornographic video directly in his Friday evening LinkedIn post, instead only outright denying an unrelated accusation that he accosted Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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“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 judgement, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace,” Maese-Czeropski said. “Any attempts to characterize my actions otherwise are fabricated and I will be exploring what legal options are available to me in these matters.”
He added, “As for the accusations regarding Congressman Max Miller, I have never seen the congressman and had no opportunity or cause to yell or confront him.”
Explicit video footage was published Friday, purportedly showing two men engaging in sexual intercourse on the dais of a Senate hearing room. The Daily Caller, which obtained the pornographic material on Friday, reported that the footage was filmed by a congressional staffer inside the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room in the Hart Senate Office Building. Although the outlet did not name the staffer in question, Maese-Czeropski’s name was subsequently widely shared on social media.
It is unclear if the videos, which have not been independently verified by the Washington Examiner, will spark a Senate investigation. A representative for the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement to the Washington Examiner, “We are aware and looking into this.”
The footage was published hours after the Spectator reported that a male staffer in Cardin’s office had been filming pornographic videos in the Capitol. While the staffer was not identified, the report references one of the individual’s public social media accounts, to which he allegedly posts sexually explicit images and videos.
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A spokesperson for Cardin, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the Washington Examiner in a statement, “We have seen media reports. As this is a personnel matter and under review, we will not be commenting further at this time.”
As for the Miller incident, the Jewish congressman was speaking to a reporter this week when a staffer allegedly confronted him to shout “Free Palestine.” Miller identified Maese-Czeropski as the staffer in an interview on Friday.
