Gays are being sent to jail left and right these days! Now the "ringleader" for the activeduty.com soldiers-in-porn scandal has been sentenced to three months in a military prison, for engaging in sex for money. Thank God he's off the streets! Just kidding. This whole thing is so stupid.

Wesley K. Mitten (pictured at left) is considered the "ringleader" because he told the other soldiers involved about the site, according to statements by the military's prosecutor. Mitten plead guilty to sodomy, conduct unbecoming an officer, and using cocaine. Although apparently it's that sodomy charge that has the military all riled up.

From Fayetteville Online:

Mitten told the court that he was contacted by the Web site’s producer, Dennis Ashe, through the Internet in August.

Ashe, a leading producer of military-themed pornography, owns three Fayetteville-based production companies: Active Duty Productions, Pink Bird Media and New Fame Media, according to the N.C. Secretary of State’s Office.

Mitten said he met with Ashe the day after he was contacted. The producer asked him to pose for nude pictures and offered to pay him $2,000 to perform in a gay pornography video.

Mitten, performing under the name “Donnie,” and another paratrooper met at Ashe’s house the following day and filmed a pornography video.

He testified that Ashe set up a camera controlled by a computer from another room and filmed the paratroopers having sex.

Army prosecutors said Mitten had no regard for right and wrong.

“He exploited other members of the unit, but it was OK because Pvt. Mitten was making a buck,” (Prosecutor) Zeldin said.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall in Fayetteville. Although it's a tragedy he's going to prison, and he's losing his job. But it's ridiculous to blame him for the other soldiers choosing to make a porn movie too. It's also odd that this is considered a crime in military court, when it's totally legal otherwise. And we'd still LOVE to see these videos.

Porn ringleader sentenced [Fayetteville Online]

Remember the soldiersAc who were caught boffing each other on porn site ActiveDuty.com? Hot, right?

Not so much.

One of the soldiers, Richard Ashley, pleaded guilty to participating in the porn site, and was sentenced to 90 days in prison. (!) He also received a dishonorable discharge, which screws up his post-service military benefits, and was docked 2/3 of his pay--which is ironic, since he was probably doing the porn partially because the military pays peanuts and he could use the money. It's also ironic that he will probably have more gay sex in prison than he did while showing his goodies on the internet.

Because he already served 15 days when he was arrested, he only has 75 more, so that's a silver lining, perhaps.

It's mind-boggling to think that the military will send you to jail for appearing in porn, when the porn itself it entirely legal. Honestly, we do feel bad for the guy, as this seems pretty medieval punishment for something that's not that big of a deal.

Soldier sentenced in gay porn case [IndyChannel]