Grove City student suspended over gay porn video
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GROVE CITY, Pa. -- A student is appealing his suspension from a Christian college in Mercer County for appearing in gay porn videos using a pseudonym.
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Twenty-two-year-old John Gechter, of Philadelphia, was suspended for one year pending appeal from Grove City College after a student saw him last month in a video posted online.
Mr. Gechter is appealing the suspension and says he may sue, claiming that the gay porn job isn't any of the school's business, especially since he performed using the name "Vincent DeSalvo." Mr. Gechter says he used his porn income to pay for his schooling.
School officials say Mr. Gechter is suspended because he was well aware his porn involvement "exhibited behavior contrary to the values" of the school about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh.
First Published May 7, 2009 10:43 am
