Capital Hill Rocked by Insect Porn Bust

Report by Hal Severson, WI Chapter

Late Saturday, federal agents raided the offices of fourteen House and Senate members following a two year investigation focusing on illegal insect pornography. The investigation implicated over 200 suspects including fourteen current members of Congress including Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson (D-GA), Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO), and Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV). FBI agents assigned to the Insect Porn Task Force (IPTF) seized 118 computers from sitting congresspersons.

The IPTF estimates that the insect pornography industry is a $10 billion dollar a year industry that reaches into nearly every facet of the American sociosphere. Because of the psychological damage suffered by bugs forced to participate in the lewd acts depicted in insect pornography, the publication, distribution, and consumption of insect pornography is prohibited by the USA Patriot Act, and violators are classified as ‘enemy combatants’ under federal law.

Paul Foster, a lawyer for the Dept. of Justice, condemned the Congresspersons’ prurient interest in insects and noted that the raid unearthed evidence that a few Congresspersons, including Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ), also dabbled in reptilian and rodent pornography as well.