IU investigates porn taped on campus

IU opened an investigation Wednesday to answer questions concerning a pornographic video filmed on campus.\nChancellor Sharon Brehm said if the reports are confirmed they are inconsistent with the values of the University.\n"I think this film company exploited our students in a very unfair way," Brehm said Wednesday. "If the filming did occur we will know exactly what happened when the IUPD is done with its investigation."\nAccording to a University statement, a report was filed Oct. 3 by a resident manager of Teter Quad, later identified as Cedric Harris. The report said Harris observed several women who were not fully clothed in the dorm.\nThe individuals told Harris they were students from Los Angles working on a film project, according to the statement. Harris asked them to leave.\nIU spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said IU did not connect the Oct. 3 incident to the filming of pornography until Wednesday's story in the Indiana Daily Student.\n"There was not a connection at the time of the original incident," Jankowski said. "Given the events surfacing it makes sense to go back and look at the report on Oct. 3."\nBrehm said the film company failed to follow University policy concerning filming on campus.\nThe film company, Shane Enterprises, has filmed adult movies at college campuses before. The company, which is working on its second film involving a No. 1 party school visited last years No. 1, Arizona State University, in 2001 to shoot "Frat Row Scavenger Hunt 3".\nThe taping of the film, which took place in fraternity houses on ASU's campus, caused the fraternities involved to be expelled.\nIU greek leaders are also investigating to see if local chapters were involved in filming.\nInterfraternity Council president Colin Godecke said his organization is talking to chapters and investigating the matter to see who, if anyone, took part in the filming.\nGodecke said any punishment would parallel the extent of the group's participation.\n"If we do determine a chapter was involved, it will depend on the extent of the involvement," Godecke said. "There could be consequences anywhere from social or disciplinary probation to expulsion from IFC."\nGodecke said IFC is urging its member chapters to cooperate with IU's inquiry.\nAssociate Director of Student Activities for Greek Affairs Stan Sweeney said nothing has been determined as far as fraternity involvement at IU.\n"If it's found that chapters were involved we will have to cooperate with that chapters' national headquarters to determine the best course of action," Sweeney said. "In order to be fair to the fraternities on campus we are doing an investigation to see if any of them were involved in the first place."\nBrehm said students need to be cautious and realize outsiders may attempt to take advantage of their situation.\n"Don't allow yourselves to be exploited," Brehm said. "The students need to be more aware that organizations sometimes seek to exploit young people just to turn a profit."\nGreek advisors and IU officials will have to wait until the IUPD's investigation is finished to decided how to deal with matters.\n"If what I have read and heard is true it appears that this film company is exploiting students on this campus," Brehm said. "I think it's horrible, and if they broke the law we will seek prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. But before we do that, we have to have all the facts."\nIUPD spokesman Tim Lewis declined comment, referring inquiries to the University spokeswoman.