Chapter 169 Section 18

A few days later, Mike Peterson emailed Thomas Ratley again: "Poor Kathleen is having a hard time at Northern Telecom. They've fired 4,500 people, Kathryn dodged it, but still in fear ,Uncertain future." Much of the recovered documentation, however, is about something else. From August 2001, Mike Peterson began to regularly log in to a personal website of a homosexual named "Brad". "Brad" claimed: "I am 25 years old, I have been exercising for a long time, and I am physically fit and strong. I am 185 meters tall, weigh 84 kg, have a waist circumference of 81 cm, and a bust of 107 cm... short brown hair (it will become lighter in summer) , blue eyes, white teeth, daily shave... smooth, light brown skin..."

But this "Brad" isn't just your average gay guy, he's also offering sexual services in that regard.For example, on his webpage, there is a dedicated column of "charging standards": $150 per hour, or $700 per day; vacation specials: $2,000; and several pages of "customers" comments and recommendations on his "quality service". Mike Peterson was very fond of "Brad". In the first e-mail sent to him, Mike wrote: "Your conditions are quite good, and I hope to meet you as soon as possible." Mike proposed the way of meeting and location, and suggested that "Brad" go to porn director Dick Yates when he had the chance to go to Los Angeles.Mike said "Brad" had potential and could be a porn star.

"Brad" had never heard of Dick Yates, so in the second email, Mike listed several Dick Yates films, including a few years ago when his "career" was just getting started, in San Diego. Some people from the Marine Corps participated in the filming of the film.Mike said: "Some of my friends have done his videos, but I haven't (even though I'm more handsome and sexier than them all)." The witnesses of the public prosecution showed another email from Mike to "Brad", which was a picture of various sexual acts sent by "Brad" as a "service item", which was selected by Mike one by one. Pass it back to "Brad".

After a few letters, Mike Peterson began to call "Brad" a buddy, but it was clear that "Brad" was not interested in this business.In his reply letter, he reminded Mike that the relationship between them was just a business relationship between the customer and the service provider, and urged Mike to inform him of the payment method as soon as possible. In the last few emails, Mike Peterson asked "Brad" to take the plane to Durham at 6 am on September 5th, and they would book a room at a hotel near the airport.But "Brad" replied that he had guests the night before, and the flight in the morning was too rushed, could it be changed to the evening?Mike told "Brad": "Nights don't work for me because I have a family and I'm very happy with a very sexual wife... You guessed it, I'm an 'amphibian'." He still insists Asked "Brad" to arrive on the morning of September 5, saying he could sleep on the plane.

"Brad" changed his mind just before boarding the plane, and he emailed Mike that he was tired and needed to rest and recover before he could leave.Since then, there has been no text. "Brad" sent Mike an email apologizing on September 30 of the same year, but Mike Peterson did not reply. Later, the police learned through investigation that "Brad" was a reserve member of the US Army and was recruited into the army after the "9.11" incident. In the ensuing cross-examination, defense attorney David Rudolph tried to prove that the prosecution had confused and misled the jury.He said Mike Peterson dated gay people to gather material for his next book, Gay in the Army.

Yes, the prosecution admitted that Mike Peterson had indeed done this work. In September 1994, he placed an ad in the gay magazine Frontiers: "Famous author and ex-Marine Corps officer seeking material for a documentary about the Pendleton Marine Corps base sex tape incident implores the parties Or anyone with knowledge can contact me (you don’t need to disclose your name and identity).” In that sex scandal, a total of 43 officers and soldiers at the base were sentenced by military courts or ordered to be discharged from the army. "But this time," noted Attorney General Janemond Harding, "we can't find a single word about literature or writing books in all of Mike Peterson's and 'Brad''s emails."

As the second weekend in August 2003 approached, word got out that the prosecution was ready to have "Brad" identify Mike Peterson in court, but his lawyer, Thomas Loughlin, made two conditions : 1. The real name of "Brad" should not be disclosed; 2. The court is required to "exempt" "Brad" in advance, that is, if the result of the testimony reveals the wrongdoing of "Brad" himself, relevant parties cannot File a lawsuit against him.There are also rumors that "Brad" may invoke Section 5 of the Constitutional Amendment to remain silent.

On Monday, August 11, Judge Orlando Hudson's criminal court was extremely crowded, and everyone wanted to see for themselves who this "Brad" really was.The judge only agreed to Thomas Loughlin's second condition. "Brad" whose real name is Brendt Wargunmore, looks exactly as he boasted, tall and healthy, clean and tidy, but his actual age is 28 years old.Brunt is very laughable and talkative, and he doesn't look like the kind of person who would "keep silent".In fact, during the process of testifying, Brendt would often draw inferences about a certain issue of the lawyer, citing extensively, and did not stop until the lawyer stopped him.

Brendt said he was born in a small town in Indiana where his father was a church pastor.His parents discovered his homosexuality when he was 17 but never knew he was using it as a means of earning a living. Assistant Attorney General Freida Blake asked, "What kind of services do you provide?" "Oh, that's a lot." Brint Wargunmore scratched his head, "In short, I will provide whatever a legal adult male asks for." "It also includes sexual services." "yes." Brendt said that although he and Mr. Peterson had never met, the person sitting in the dock was exactly the same as the photo Mr. Peterson sent him, and he was definitely the same person.They not only communicated by email, but also on the phone.Of course, all during the day.Mr. Peterson is probably a little "inwardly afraid".