Marine Officer Is Charged in Investigation of Pornographic Web Site
A Marine Corps second lieutenant at the base in Twentynine Palms has been charged with involvement in a gay pornographic Web site, officials said Monday.
Douglas W. Shirer, 26, a supply officer, has been charged in connection with a San Francisco-based Web site that purports to show naked Marines.
Participation in pornography is forbidden under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
An investigation into the Web site, which uses the Marine Corps colors and logo, was begun after an anonymous letter was sent to commandant Gen. James Jones alleging that Marines were being recruited by other Marines to pose naked.
Ten Marines at Camp Pendleton were discharged in 1994 for alleged involvement in pornography.
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