2 Marines Are Discharged for Posing Nude

Two Marines have been discharged and three more might be discharged for allegedly posing nude for a man who says he ran a gay pornography ring, Camp Pendleton officials announced Wednesday.

In all, 10 enlisted Marines are accused of involvement with Luciano Ceballos, a convicted forger who has been in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego since September on a parole violation.

Military investigators accused all 10 of posing nude, a violation of military law, but none is accused of engaging in sexual acts with others.

Of the 10, two were discharged, three are undergoing proceedings that could result in discharges, one was discharged for unrelated misconduct, one received administrative punishment and two are awaiting a decision on possible punishment, the Marine Corps said. The status of the 10th was not disclosed.

The Marine Corps released a statement detailing the status of the nine Marines after they issued an incorrect statement Tuesday that all nine had been given general discharges, a step below an honorable discharge.

The Marine Corps began an investigation into possible Marine involvement in a gay pornography ring after Ceballos boasted to reporters last summer that 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton were involved in his mail-order pornography business. Investigators seized videotapes and a photo album with several hundred Polaroid pictures of naked and partially clothed men.