Two former PSUC athletes, two others star in porn film

Two former Plattsburgh State University College athletes are featured in a pornographic film made in Plattsburgh in October 2005. PSUC senior Adam Dittl and former PSUC student Tom Whalen are shown having sex with porn stars in "College Invasion 10", an adult film released on DVD in November.

Dittl is listed on the 2005-2006 men's track and field team roster. Whalen, who is now attending The University of Montana, was on the men's cross country team in Fall 2004 when he was a freshman.

Dittl would not comment when Cardinal Points phoned him Wednesday evening, but implied he may take legal action against the newspaper if his name appeared in print. The newspaper could not reach Whalen for comment.

When asked to confirm that Whalen had been on his team, cross country coach John Lynch said that his office had no comment in the matter and abruptly ended the phone call. He is also the assistant track and field coach.

The PSUC 2006-2007 Student-Athlete Conduct Manual includes a section discouraging students from using social networking Web sites like Facebook and MySpace and says "Student-athletes and their teams will be held liable for any posted pictures, videos or information that negatively represents SUNY Plattsburgh athletics."

A voicemail left Thursday morning for Athletic Director Bruce Delventhal was not returned by press time.

Repeated phone calls to the National Collegiate Athletic Association press office were not returned as well.

The film also shows porn stars having sex with junior Dan Messia as well as John O'Connor, who Cardinal Points could not confirm to be a student.

University Police Assistant Chief Jerry Lottie said Wednesday afternoon that his department was continuing to investigate the movie and that no college charges had been made in the matter.

In a phone call Thursday morning, PSUC President John Ettling said he did not anticipate at this time that college charged would be filed.

"I haven't heard anything yet from anyone that there were any laws broken," he said. If that continues to be the case he said he "can't see what college charges can be brought."

Ettling said his views are still reflected by a statement sent to the campus community on Nov. 18. "While SUNY Plattsburgh cannot dictate moral or ethical standards for others, the college does not condone the use of our students by this sector of the video entertainment industry," Ettling said in the email sent to students and faculty.

The sex scenes that feature the four were filmed at 177 Broad St., referred to as the "track house" by many students. The movie also shows a party held at a downtown apartment where porn stars played sexual games with some attendees. That party also included a live sex show where the female porn stars had sex with "Mr. Pete," the male star of the movie.

The two-hour long movie, a product of Shane's World Productions, represents the latest installment in a controversial film series where porn stars travel to colleges around the country to have sex with college students.

The back cover to the DVD says the porn stars gave "a couple of frat boys hand jobs," but Cardinal Points has not been able to discern that there were any fraternity members in the film.

The movie opens in the Route 3 Price Chopper parking lot where the crew drive a van into a snow bank, sending a man flying forward off the roof of the vehicle. The movie then cuts to a scene inside the van where the movie's host, Delilah Strong, says, "We're here in Plattsburgh, N.Y. and we're getting ready to head over to the party."

Much of the movie shows that party and the games that were played there. The sex scenes were filmed later at 177 Broad St. One shot shows Whalen and Messia walking toward the rear of that building - a red canopy attached to the house reads "The Point Snack Bar."