Marine Charged With Posing Nude for Web Site
A second Marine from the base at Twentynine Palms has been charged with posing naked for a gay pornographic Web site that purports to display pictures of naked Marines and other military personnel, officials said Thursday.
Staff Sgt. R.E. Borchers has been charged with indecent exposure and faces a court-martial. Second Lt. Douglas W. Shirer, a supply officer, has already been convicted and given 10 months in the brig and a dishonorable discharge for a similar offense.
Posing naked is a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Web site, registered to a company in San Francisco, uses the Marine Corps logo and color scheme in attempting to attract buyers for videos and magazines.
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