A porn star who uses the name Mr. Marcus is going to jail for a month for knowingly exposing female co-stars to syphilis.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Mr. Marcus, whose real name is Jesse Spencer, will have to spend 30 days in jail after pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of exposing others to a communicable disease. In addition, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Catherine Ewell sentenced him to 15 days of community service and three years on probation.
NBC News reports that the 42-year-old exposed at least two female co-stars to the disease in 2012. He had admitted to making changes to his medical documents.
Prosecutors say that Spencer had a penicillin shot in July, but had a positive test for syphilis a week later. He made changes to a photocopy of the documents and then made two films that month. The female stars of the movies told police that it looks like he altered the documents. The women later tested negative for syphilis.
The LA porn industry shut down for a month in August after Spencer’s positive test result and the case of another actor in gay-themed films went public. Then in November, LA voters approved a law requiring all male pron actors to wear condoms.