A Capitol Hill staffer accused of filming himself having homosexual intercourse in a congressional listening to room has been separated from his job in Senator Ben Cardin’s workplace.

A spokesman for Mr. Cardin, Maryland Democrat, stated it was a personnel matter.

“Aidan Maese-Czeropski is not employed by the U.S. Senate.  We could have no additional touch upon this personnel matter.”

The pornographic video was posted on-line Friday, displaying two males having intercourse on the dais of a Senate listening to room. In keeping with The Each day Caller, which first reported the footage, a congressional staffer shot the act contained in the Senate Judiciary Committee room positioned within the Hart Senate Workplace Constructing.

The scandal rocked the workplace the place Mr. Cardin, 80, is retiring on the finish of 2024.

Mr. Maese-Czeropski additionally has threatened to take authorized motion after he was recognized on social media because the staffer within the video.

Mr. Maese-Czeropski launched a press release on his LinkedIn web page that didn’t speak explicitly in regards to the video.

“This has been a troublesome time for me, as I’ve been attacked for who I like to pursue a political agenda,” he stated. “Whereas a few of my actions prior to now have proven poor judgment, I really like my job and would by no means disrespect my office. Any makes an attempt to characterize my actions in any other case are fabricated and I shall be exploring what authorized choices can be found to me in these issues.”

He additionally disputed a separate allegation that he confronted Rep. Max Miller, Ohio Republican, over the lawmaker’s help for Israel’s warfare in opposition to Hamas.

“As for the accusations relating to Congressman Max Miller, I’ve by no means seen the congressman and had no alternative or trigger to yell or confront him,” he stated.

The outlet by no means recognized Mr. Maese-Czeropski and solely posted all through social media after the video, which has not been independently verified by The Washington Instances, was broadly shared on-line.