April 30, 2013 | Porn Stars

Jake Genesis apologizes ... for doing evil porn

Jake Genesis has quit porn. And he seems to think others should do the same.

The award-winning actor explained his decision in an open letter he sent through Queer Pig. He titled his explanation 'Public Scandal: Public Apology.'

The self-described Catholic said that he takes full responsibility for appearing in porn, and admits that no one ever coerced him into doing it. However, he does say his low self-esteem and depression had a lot to do with his career path because "I felt I had nothing to lose and I did not fear or care about the consequences of my actions."

He adds: "I hurt my family. I hurt my friends. I hurt my brothers and former colleagues in the police department in which I served and the religious order of which I was a member. I hurt the men with whom I filmed pornography through my participation in the industry and I hurt the countless people who have seen what I did and who will see it."

He then goes on the attack.

"Pornography does violence to human spirit and, in its effort to display human sexuality openly, pornography perverts it. Pornography destroys families and relationships and lives. Far from being a victimless act, pornography victimizes every single human being involved. The victims of the adult entertainment industry are those who consume pornography and their families but also those involved in the production of pornography and, especially the models or actors.

"100% of the actors in pornography are victims to varying degrees. The very young, the economically destitute, and the uneducated are victimized to a higher degree than men like me who made a more conscious choice, but everyone is harmed deeply by the experience and no one escapes the knife that cuts deeply the innate dignity of the human person."

Every person is entitled to their point of view. And there are certainly people, men and women, who have done porn and now regret it, just as there are others feel it was a positive experience. Still, something about Genesis' letter stinks more of Catholic guilt and the Church's discomfort with human sexuality, than a thoughtful man's personal take on the industry.

Of course, fans of Genesis can still enjoy his work.