Article Date: 05/07/2009 By Sean Carnage 22-year-old John Gechter got a rude awakening this past April 23rd. Gechter's classmate at Grove City College in Western Pennsylvania discovered that Gechter was rising porn star "Vincent DeSalvo" and cut-and-pasted explicit photos of Gechter from RandyBlue.com, a popular gay adult site, into an email and then sent it to 2/3rds of the student body at the small Christian institution. College officials were also CC'ed. Within hours, Gechter's quiet university career came to a screeching halt. Now, the hardworking college senior has been ridiculed by his classmates and expelled by his alma mater just weeks before graduation. Sharon Herald/Allied News staffer Andrew Carranza reports: “I absolutely believe the college (has) violated my rights,” Gechter said. “They (suspended) me based on my occupation. I was not doing anything illegal.” But according to GCC Communications Director Amy Clingensmith, Gechter’s involvement in the porn industry “exhibited behavior contrary to the values” of the college. Ms. Clingensmith said the college’s main concern was for Gechter. “Clearly something happened since he’s been here for four years that led him down this unfortunate path,” she said. “We want to get him out of that type of life.” But according to Gechter, acting in porn helped him pay tuition at GCC. “When I first came to Grove City, I was pressed for money and I worked four jobs trying to make ends meet,” he recalled. “Money was always an issue as I tried to keep my head above water. Then I started modeling, which earned me significant money.” In 2007, Gechter signed with Midwest Model Management, based in Canton, Ohio. During a photo shoot about a year later, Gechter was approached by an agent who told him he had the perfect body for the porn industry, which paid much more than modeling. Gechter immediately accepted the offer. He said he has filmed about 15 scenes since that time. For the last two years, Gechter attended classes at GCC during the week before flying to Los Angeles, Miami or Chicago on the weekends to film scenes. “I’d fly out on Friday, shoot, then fly back on Sunday,” Gechter said. “I’ve traveled all over the country.” “I’ve paid my entire way through school and, truth is, if I didn’t do porn, I wouldn’t be able to (attend) GCC,” he added. John Gechter was charged by GCC with the following violations: sexual misconduct; participating in a public display of pornography; and having been engaged in conduct that is contrary to the mission and values of Grove City College; and likely to bring dishonor to the college and acting in a way inconsistent with college values, according to a letter sent to Gechter from Hardesty. According to the Sharon Herald, GCC's student handbook says: “Premarital sex, heterosexual or homosexual, or any other such conduct that violates historical Christian standards” is subject to disciplinary action. According to Ms. Clingensmith, disciplinary action at GCC has four goals: educating the students on what they have done wrong; changing that behavior; pointing the students toward Christ; and restoring them to the college community. When performing under the Vincent DeSalvo alias, no connection could be made between Gechter’s work in the porn industry and GCC, Gechter noted. “None (of my performances) were on the college campus and there is nothing explicitly or implicitly linked to GCC,” he said. “I was performing for my audience.” While the reaction from GCC administration disappointed him, Gechter added that the response from his peers upset him even more. The majority of students were hostile toward him once the news broke, he said. “I received about 150 hate mails from students, which surprised me,” he said. “Students were the first ones to condemn and judge me, and I was really saddened by their response.” Ms. Clingensmith said she did not know about the hate mail. “The response from campus was basically total shock,” the student said. “The majority of students here are vehemently opposed to homosexuality, and I have even personally seen a (student) throw fruit at him. The school’s intolerance has become more pronounced because of this incident.” Gechter has said that “I do consider myself a Christian, but the examples of what people have shown me (as Christians) has been very different,” he said. “I kept my campus life separate (from porn) and I never thought people would react the way they did.” Late Thursday, GCC's Clingensmith released the following statement: "The student's suspension resulted from his involvement in the adult pornography industry. The student acknowledged that he was employed in the adult entertainment industry and that he knew that violated the student code of conduct. Throughout this process, his sexual orientation was not a factor in the decision. Since that decision, he has voluntarily chosen to withdraw from Grove City College." 22-year-old DeSalvo was about to graduate from Grove City College, and was aiming for a career as an MD. Now his graduate school plans are on hold. Vincent DeSalvo first appeared on Randy Blue's popular porn site early last October. The self-described "bookworm," virtuoso pianist and bottom has said that despite his the gorgeousness of his darkly-complected features, "I'm more than a pretty face...People put the wrong types of stereotypes and labels on me." One label DeSalvo is often tagged with—"ass from heaven"—has made him a very popular lad on the Internet.
fuck that school... whatever he does with his time outside of his college obligations is really nobodys business but his, it's not like he was breaking any laws or anything. man what a shitty classmate too...
'sexual misconduct'; They did not have to watch these messages if they did not want to. If that is sexual misconduct, then virtually every exposure on the internet is sexual misconduct. 'participating in a public display of pornography'; It was private and someone else posted it. That person should be expelled for sending such messages without concent of the gorgeous guy. 'and having been engaged in conduct that is contrary to the mission and values of Grove City College; and likely to bring dishonor to the college and acting in a way inconsistent with college values'; Their values should not differ from the accepted norm especially since they are an educating body. So who has a copy of the VID?
You know what is going to happen, sales of DVDs that have this guy in it are going to skyrocket, well torrents are anyway Any how many professors in said college of almighty morals are going to buy one for their own secret stash?
I guess they have to give the guy credit for time served at that crappy college so he can finish and get a degree at a real school. He shoulda known what assholes some christians can be, especially those who congregate in inbred christian ghettos. What would Jesus think? Hope he makes it like Vanessa Williams did when the assholes at the Miss America cattle auction found those beautiful well-fotographed pix of her making out with that other cute girl. Her best revenge was rising way beyond Miss America. The public at large saw nothing wrong with her pix and she went on to make it. So, good luck to the porn star, who may find out that he can make more than a doctor in other occupations. :cheers2:
it is a private, christian institution. what would he expect to happen if his career came to light? they are within their legal rights, even if i think it's a vastly terrible decision. but what about disciplinary action against the whistle blowing student? the one who apparently discovered his fellow student on a gay porn site? what part of traditional christian values involves watching gay porn? and what part of traditional christian values involves backstabbing, conniving to ruin someone else's life? if it is fair to expell the pornstar, it's every bit as fair to expel the porn consuming, manipulative asshole out to ruin a person.
Agreed with the above post. It's a PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN college. If this were a public institution then absolutely it would be wrong to punish him in any way, but it's a freekin private Christian school. Having a gay porn go to their school could compromise their standing with the Christians who support and go to the school. This is no crime, it's expected repercussions given the situation.
Guys: The last time I was checking, we are writing the year 2009. The student handbook (read: Rulebook) says: “Premarital sex, heterosexual or homosexual, or any other such conduct that violates historical Christian standards” is subject to disciplinary action. Once you sign up to this, you have to have your head (the big one) examined in the first place. And once you break those rules you should not be surprised that: “I received about 150 hate mails from students, which surprised me,” he said. “Students were the first ones to condemn and judge me, and I was really saddened by their response.” Why should you be surprised and saddened by their reaction? You joined an organization which is obviously time-warpped in the 16th century. Now, you are suddenly surprised that they are judging you since you bottomed in a gay porn??? Did you really expect their support? The support of the guys who went to college because they did NOT want to have any pre-marital sex??? Furthermore, you were working 4 jobs, turning to modelling and to gay porn in order to pay your tuition??? That tuition is going towards financing the people who are obviosuly Christian fundamentalists banning pre-marital sex! It would take a very blind man not to see a conflict of interests here. Another issue is that people still believe that "no one will ever know". Yeah, rite, no one surfs the net, save for the few freaks out there??? Time for a serious reality check... A good start would be to put your money where your mouth is. The GCG is certainly not the only liberal arts college in the US. Why go for a Christian fundamentalist college, if you know that you really do not belong there? Possibly because they would give you legitimacy and access to the networks that you would otherwise not have? Such access has its price. And the price of it is compliance with their vastly outdated ideology which really boils down to being the cost of your personal freedom. A simple lesson for all of us: you cannot have it both ways. Either you enjoy your Christian fundamentalist brotherhood with their 16th century mores or you call your shots, and do what you think is right for you. KD
Hmm.. I thought those were the christian values and what they hold dear. ha. I agree that the other kid should be booted out of there as well. Feel for the dude who got kicked out. What a shitty way to have to go.
