US Senate Staffer Filmed Sex In Hearing Room Out Of Boredom, Says He Has 'No Regrets'
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After filming the act, Maese-Czeropski reportedly gave his partner a tour of the Senate and returned to work before noon
Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a 25-year-old former US Senate staffer, has admitted to filming himself having sex in a Capitol hearing room and says he has 'no regrets" over the act that led to his dismissal.
Speaking to New York Magazine, Maese-Czeropski said he carried out the act out of boredom with his high-ranking position. 'I would come in nine hours a day, sit there bored out of my f—king mind. So yeah, I'm going to entertain myself and f–k in a room," he said.
The video was recorded inside Hart 216, one of the Senate's most high-profile hearing rooms, known for hosting key testimonies including that of former FBI Director James Comey on Russian election interference. The room was recently used by Senator Amy Klobuchar, a former Democratic presidential candidate.
After filming the act, Maese-Czeropski reportedly gave his partner a tour of the Senate and returned to work before noon. However, he mistakenly shared the explicit footage in a group chat. Days later, the clip surfaced on The Daily Caller, leading to his exposure and subsequent firing from Senator Ben Cardin's office.
He later admitted that the backlash left him overwhelmed, leading to a brief stay in a psychiatric ward due to intense feelings of shame and online threats. He eventually left the US and went backpacking through Southern Africa, Portugal, and the Canary Islands before settling in Australia.
Maese-Czeropski, who has since embraced the nickname 'Senate Twink," has launched an OnlyFans page under the same moniker. He also claimed he is not the only one to have engaged in such acts within the Senate. 'I know so many people who've f*cked in the Senate. I could throw people under the bus," he said.
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