He is now an attorney living in Atlanta.". Stories about him have appeared in the London Times, The Washington Post and many other publications. He has been profiled for The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and The Advocate. Rich Merritt has written an Op-Ed column for the Navy Times. What it felt like to be the most notorious marine in the world and what it took to come through the fireīy turns harrowing and heartbreaking, angry and affirming, Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star is that rarest of memoirs-a fascinating slice of life that reads like the most absorbing fiction, but is all true. Why he chose not to reveal his porn past to the New York Times journalist The harsh realities of military life under the "Don't ask, don't tell" Clinton policyĪ real insider's experience of working in the male porn industry-the good, the bad, and the extremely hot What it's really like growing up behind the "Fortress of Fundamentalism" and how he ultimately came to despise their views Along the way, Rich Merritt writes with humor, compassion, insight and naked truth about: And above all, it's a triumphant story of self-forgiveness and identity, of a man who refused to allow himself to be defined by the standards of anyone else-gay or straight. It's the compelling, poignant story of how a boy who never listened to pop music, never cursed, and didn't have his first drink until he was eighteen exploded into a life of drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, prostitution, and pornography. Here's the story of Rich Merritt-the good son, teacher's pet, Southern gentleman, model Christian student at Bob Jones University, Marine officer, and the not-so-anonymous poster boy for a New York Times Magazine article on gays in the military-whose complicated sexual past caused an international scandal when The Advocate "outed" him as "The Marine Who Did Gay Porn," putting his life in a tailspin. Here's the story of Rich Merritt-the good son, teacher's pet, Southern gentleman, model Christian student at Bob Jones University, Marine officer, and the not-so-anonymous poster boy for a New York Times Magazine article on gays in the military-whose complicated sexual past caused an international scandal when The Advocate Yes, It All Really Happened Just Like This. He received a bad conduct discharge, nine months confinement and reduction to private.Yes, It All Really Happened Just Like This.
27, 2017, another sergeant was convicted at a special court-martial for attempting to distribute and broadcast a victim’s private area. He received a bad conduct discharge, 12 months of confinement and reduction to private. 11, 2017, a lance corporal was convicted of Article 80, attempted wrongful viewing of a victim’s private area without consent. He pled guilty and was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, 12 months confinement, forfeiture of 2/3 pay for three months, a fine of $5,000 and reduction to private. On May 2, 2017, a lance corporal was convicted at a special court-martial for posting images of a victim’s private area. Other courts-martial stemming from crackdown following the Marines United scandal include: But, “one incident is always going to be too many.” The Marine Corps is making steady progress since the fallout of Marines United and the problem doesn’t appear to be more pervasive, according to Pedden.
“Now we will be able to issue a warrant for that material without having to coordinate through the Department of Justice or federal civilian district courts.” This will help facilitate the investigation of “offenses that involve some intersect with the web or social media.” Pedden said.
The new law will give more authority to military judges to issue orders and warrants for some material protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The new law, signed by then-President Barack Obama, is intended to smooth out the UCMJ process. On January 1, 2019, the Military Justice Act of 2016 will take effect. Nevertheless, there are more changes and tools coming to the Corps.