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05.08.2009 1:00pm EDT
(Grove City, Pennsylvania) A student at a small Christian college in Western Pennsylvania is appealing his suspension after the school learned he had appeared in online gay pornography.
John Gechter, 22, was suspended by Grove City College because he “exhibited behavior contrary to the values” of the college.But the molecular biology senior said he needed the money to pay his tuition.
“I absolutely believe this college violated my rights,” Gechter told the Allied News of Grove City. “They [suspended] me based on my occupation. I was not doing anything illegal.”
He began his outside career when he was a sophomore, appearing in about 15 gay porn scenes under the screen name Vincent DeSalvo.
In an interview with The Allied News, he said his secret was discovered by another student who had been surfing the internet. That student, according to Gechter, then sent emails of photos of a naked Gechter to other students.
Within hours, almost everyone on the campus had received the email. The following day the pictures came to the attention of college officials.
The non-denominational college says on its website “The ethical absolutes of the Ten Commandments and Christ’s moral teachings guide the effort to develop intellect and character in the classroom, chapel, and co-curricular activities.”
No date has been set for hearing Gechter’s appeal.
In 2003, the Princeton Review listing of colleges across the country listed Grove City College as the least gay-friendly campus in the country.
You know what they say: Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh separated by Alabama.
I happen to live in the ersatz Alabama.
It’s unfortunate that this fellow was suspended, but I’d bet he won’t have much recourse.
And why did he enroll in this particular school? Being (apparently) gay, and knowing (surely) that his orientation, let alone his moonlighting, would not be acceptable to such a school…..what was he thinking?
Come on, no self-respecting gay person would go to a conservative Christian college. He’s more likely probably some broke straight boy who thought in this day and age could still sneek off, make some gay-for-pay porn, and sneek back to classes. Surprise! There are christo-fachists surfing the net looking for just his kind of ‘moral-reprobate’.
This same situation happened with two wrestlers at the University of Nebraska. The man should be allowed to graduate. This has nothing to do with his academic performance.