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Porn Star Mason Wyler Talks to GAYVN.com to Confirm Rape, Beating

Porn Star Mason Wyler Talks to GAYVN.com to Confirm Rape, Beating

Gay adult film star Mason Wyler confirmed to GAYVN.com rumors that had been circulating around adult industry since last months -- that he and his boyfriend has been raped and attacked in their Dallas apartment.

The attack was originally thought by some in the adult industry to be a publicity stunt, but GAYVN confirmed the attack through an incident report filed with the Dallas police department. Wyler further confirmed the attack took place in a blog on his website, Wyler Nation.

Though there are discrepancies between Wyler’s blog entry, his interview with GAYVN.com, and the official police report, the porn star says he modified portions of his story to protect his boyfriend and keep his address private.

Wyler told GAYVN.com that events leading up to the attack started months ago when he began corresponding with a man claiming to be a captain in the U.S. Army. Wyler says the two began chatting, even agreeing to meet when the man came to Dallas to visit, but said meeting never took place.

Fast-forward to September, when Wyler says he left his wallet at a Dallas club. The next day, he received an instant message. “Remember me?” the message read. It was the Army captain, he says, claiming he had the wallet and wanted to return it.

Wyler told GAYVN.com he turned down an initial request to meet up at a club, but when the man showed up at his apartment and helped him and his boyfriend carry groceries up from the car, he let him into the house.

One thing led to another, Wyler says, and the three began fooling around -- Wyler even let the Army captain tie him up, he says, which freaked his boyfriend out.

Wyler says when he began to get uncomfortable, his boyfriend attempted to run for help. It was at that point, he says, that the Army captain took out a gun.

Wyler says he and his boyfriend were raped repeatedly, with more than one assailant beating them and sodomizing both of them with foreign objects and injecting them with what Wyler says he feared at the time were drugs.

"Eventually, I got so exhausted from fighting him and the drugs, I didn't even care anymore," he said. "I thought we were going to die."

Wyler says he was eventually able to escape and make it to a neighbor’s house, where he called 911. When Wyler was admitted to the hospital, he says, he told personnel there had been more than one assailant, and traces of GHB were found in his system. On his blog, Wyler says he was forced to pay for his rape kit.

Wyler says he thinks the discrepancies in his story caused some in the adult industry to doubt he was telling the truth.

"I can understand why people would think I had it coming to me and I deserved it," he said. "But I don't want people thinking I did this for attention. I love attention, but I didn't do this for attention. This was real." (The Advocate)

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  • Name: James H
    Date posted: 2008-10-19 11:00 PM
    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Comment:

    I live in Dallas, and know Mason casually, although I had not heard about this rape, (I know him online, which I would understand him not being online after this) to search for an explanation from the victim of what was used against him is horrible. Does Mason look for publicity, of course, that is part of his job. But would he fake a rape, absolutely not. Unfortunately playing a character in porn makes some people think that these things are real. A porn star is just another actor playing a part, none of it is real.


  • Name: Jake
    Date posted: 2008-10-14 5:49 AM
    Hometown: Austin

    Comment:

    This is a classic tale of the "boy who cried wolf" way too many times. I am one of those people who thinks Mason and Co. exagerrated this incident. I think his story is inaccurate and he intentionally hid and left some pertinent details. All I could say is Mason and Co is a scam. He created a website soliciting for money and claiming that 85 % of it will go to Houston's multiple sclerosis foundation. Right! Who knows what happened. Mason rhetorically made a statement saying "would he go thru all trouble just to get publicity". Seeing all his blogs and his lies, I say definitely and absolutely yes.


  • Name: mark thomas
    Date posted: 2008-10-12 1:21 PM
    Hometown: cornwall

    Comment:

    It has to be a hoax . the story on his blog seems to change daily and it reads more like tacky erotic fiction - you knid you get in porn magazines also on wylers blog theres promotional porn pictures popping up next to the text - you can hardly take this bullshit seriously .


  • Name: Daniel H.
    Date posted: 2008-10-12 4:43 AM
    Hometown: Houston

    Comment:

    MIKE, You are a disgusting pervert that should not even be allowed to breath. Rape is in no way, form, or fashion hot. There are no words to describe how sick I think you are. You are an embarrassment not only to yourself, but for male's...gay and straight...everywhere. And it makes me wonder if you would ever act upon such what you call a fantasy. Rape is a physical, mental, and an emotional scar that effects someone for the rest of their life. And while you are getting off to it, victims out there are trying to put back together what someone took from them and smashed to pieces. GROW UP!! DLH


  • Name: Daniel H.
    Date posted: 2008-10-12 1:13 AM
    Hometown: Houston, Texas

    Comment:

    There's so many holes in this story it's almost as big as Mason's poop shoot. He just so happen to lose his wallet right at the same time Captain Cock (from out of town) found it. How coincidental. And where did the other "assailants" come from. And I'm sure Mason and his bf have never done any type of drugs before and a rape kit had to identify GHB. Furthermore, the rapist(s) manage to clean up any trace, and flee leaving Mason and his bf all messed up on GHB. where as they could escape to a neighbors apt and call 911 and be able to coherently recount events said. Rape is not a funny issue and one that should be taken lightly or used for public attention. I think Mason and his bf should be charged with one count of filing a false accusation and two counts of stupidity!!


  • Name: Mike
    Date posted: 2008-10-11 4:23 PM
    Hometown: Richardson, Texas

    Comment:

    This is HOT and from another article I read, you can tell looking back that he enjoyed it. Go to TLA and see how many flicks he's in and even more so how many pig sex flicks he's been in. You know he loved it. If only I could be so lucky to be as hot as him and get "raped" by someone even hotter. Like I said, HOT!


  • Name: Andy
    Date posted: 2008-10-11 12:26 AM
    Hometown: Fort Lauderdale

    Comment:

    SOMETHING HAPPENED, I'm sure. I do feel sorry for Mason and his boyfriend. From all I've read, this is one of those rare situations where there was some SMALL amount of blame that attaches to the victim, mostly for stupidity, letting someone unknown in your home, who creepily shows up with your wallet coincidentally after e-mailing with you. Too weird. And then, he agreed to be tied up by him, or by anyone he doesn't know well, that's totally dummy dum dum! This doesn't excuse what the rapist did to Mason and his boyfriend, under any circumstances. There's one other glaring problem with Mason's story, if he has the guy's wallet, and is holding on to it to exact revenge, and hasn't turned it over to police, he's doing a few things illegal. First, he's withholding evidence and interfering with an active police investigation, both serious crimes. The second thing, revenge is vigilantism, also illegal, particularly dangerous for Mason and he puts other people at risk too.


  • Name: MikeinSanJose
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 6:56 PM
    Hometown: San Jose, CA

    Comment:

    Ummm... it's spelled "Whoa" James.


  • Name: MikeinSanJose
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 6:54 PM
    Hometown: San Jose, CA

    Comment:

    I'm having a hard time with everyone saying that Mason either made this up or that it's his fault. Whatever’s going on, he deserves our love and support FIRST! Either he was assaulted, or he has other issues going on. That's not a fake black eye. He's provided me a great deal of entertainment. I would NEVER gloat in his misfortune. Do female adult entertainers deserve to be raped, or bring it upon themselves if it does happen? I don't know anything about him but what I've seen on film. That's not all it takes to define him. Has ANYONE ever been hurt for feeling compassion for someone who may have been horribly abused? So maybe he got involved in something that went too far. Why condemn him or assume he's lying? This story just came out. Before jumping to conclusions and revealing your ugly, hateful, bitchy selves, why not wait until the facts are known? It doesn't matter the circumstances, this is an unacceptable situation.


  • Name: peter
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 5:05 PM
    Hometown: los angeles

    Comment:

    Look at it from a cost/benefit perspective. What does it cost any of us to reasonably extent our trust and support in this situation, versus what does it cost if nobody believes him? That is why I think the police do need to take these allegations seriously, because even if there is doubt, the cost of not investigating is HUGE. And if it turns out that the story is a publicity stunt, so what? Let the law and the court of public opinion deal with false accusations accordingly. If something like this happened to you, how would you want the police to treat you? To what extent do you think they are behaving less than professionally in this situation?


  • Name: Christopher
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 4:03 PM
    Hometown: Toughkenamon

    Comment:

    Should this story be true, and I have significant doubts, I feel for Mason and his boyfriend. However, only a few months ago, Mr. Wyler published a very offensive, degrading, and disturbing "fantasy" of being raped. He did this to get attention. I have found that Mr. Wyler will go to any lengths possible to get attention and publicity. The fact that he has changed his story about this alleged rape so many times, gives me doubt. My gut tells me that he is doing this for more publicity. Mr. Wyler had earlier put on his web page a "donation" page, because he needs to raise "one million dollars" to fund various activities. I believe Mr. Wyler is disturbed and because he was so cold and callus in his rape "fantasy" toward people who have been victims of sexual assault, I find this very ironic and do not believe him. I hope that I am wrong and that Mr. Wyler has some integrity.


  • Name: Wayne
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 3:02 PM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    Wayne, I don't disagree with most of what your saying -- making smart, healthy choices is always something we should encourage. I just don't want conversations about this to devolve into blaming the victims. It happens far too often in sexual assault cases. ----------- Eric, I feel for the guy, I really do. And if anything he should be commended for coming forth and telling his story, not to blame him but to allow others to learn from his mistakes. I hope the Police catch the freak who did it and lock him up. But Mason's actions were absolutely risky and dangerous, not talking about that only encourages bad behavior. But let me say again, I feel for Mason. No one deserves that.


  • Name: Owen
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 2:17 PM
    Hometown: west hollywood

    Comment:

    It's a very disturbing story.


  • Name: Daryl
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 11:54 AM
    Hometown: Indy

    Comment:

    Wayne, I agree with Eric.. Now is NOT the time to criticize. Now is the time to lend support, offer assistance, and keep good thoughts for their well being, and that they, and their relationship, survive this upheaval. That's like criticizing Matthew Sheppard for what happened. It's unthinkable. Don't cause further harm to those who are obviously the VICTIM. Later, perhaps you can offer moral opinions, or better yet, offer alternatives for some of their more questionalable behavior.. but not NOW. Now is the time for healing and support. The fact he had to pay for his own rape kit is deplorable, and it shows how much further we still have to go as a community for equal/fair rights. My hopes go out to Mason and his boyfriend during this trying ordeal. And I hope you know that even those of us who do not know you personally, still see you as one of us, and as a friend.


  • Name: Eric
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 11:53 AM
    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Comment:

    Wayne, I don't disagree with most of what your saying -- making smart, healthy choices is always something we should encourage. I just don't want conversations about this to devolve into blaming the victims. It happens far too often in sexual assault cases.


  • Name: Wayne
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 10:42 AM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    Now is not the time for us to analyze, criticize, or moralize upon their personal choices. Eric -------- I couldn't DISAGREE with you more. Sexual assault is a terrible thing. Nobody, be they a sex worker or average citizen "deserves" to be assaulted. But when so many young gay men seem to have lost all concept of "PERSONAL RESPONSIBLITY" then it is definately time to "analyze and criticize their personal choices". Having sex with complete strangers carries a risk, sometimes deadly risk. Allowing someone you don't even know into your home and to willingly let them bind and gag you is beyond risky, IT IS PLAIN STUPID! Young gay men have got to start making smarter decisions when it comes to thier safety and sex habits. We live in a crazy world, we have to protect ourselves. No one else will do it for you.


  • Name: Eric
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 10:27 AM
    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Comment:

    As a local resident of the community where this crime happened, and a fellow alumni of the same college, my heart goes out to Mason and his boyfriend. Now is not the time for us to analyze, criticize, or moralize upon their personal choices. There is never an excuse for sexual assault. If they said "no" at any point, that's it. This wasn't some negotiated BDSM scene. Mason and his boyfriend were victimized, plain and simple. I have many friends who work in the sex industry in some form. People often assume that sex workers lose the right say "no" -- that's dead wrong. Rather than critizing the victim, how about being angry and appalled that he had to pay for his own frakkin' rape kit?


  • Name: Wayne
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 9:34 AM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    If he was a woman, and not a gay man, I wonder if people would be looking so hard for "discrepancies." ------------ I don't think that is true. If a woman made accusations of rape and there were discrepancies in her story, people would ask questions. I saw the picture on the GAYVN link and he looks like he was beaten up pretty badly. I feel for him, I do. But it still doesn't sound like all of the story is being told. And I still think it's just plain STUPID to allow a complete stranger into your home and let him tie you up and bind and gag you! I mean come on?!! Personal responsibility has to be a part of the equation at some point.


  • Name: Michael
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 8:46 AM
    Hometown: Toronto

    Comment:

    If he was a woman, and not a gay man, I wonder if people would be looking so hard for "discrepancies."


  • Name: Dave
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 8:40 AM
    Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

    Comment:

    I can't be too hard on him for the discrepancies. If his attacker found his wallet at the club, he probably lifted it, and possibly had been following him. That could also explain where the second attacker came from. Maybe we should all learn something from this, rather than going after the details.


  • Name: James
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 8:20 AM
    Hometown: New Hampshire

    Comment:

    woahhhhh grammar/spell check anyone? I thought this article was a hack when I first saw it.


  • Name: Wayne
    Date posted: 2008-10-10 7:38 AM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    This story does seem to have a few "discrepancies" (If he only let one assailant up to his apt. then where did the other attacker come from? Where did the "foreign objects" that were used to beat them with come from? Did the assailant come in carrying a big black bag or something?). If true, no one deserves this type of treatment, but maybe he should think of this as lessons learned: 1. It's a pretty good idea to avoid letting someone you don't know into your house. 2. Shocking as it may sound, having sex with complete strangers can be dangerous in more ways than one. 3. Obviously, letting someone you don't know tie you up, is just plain STUPID. 4. We would all probably do well to remember that there are some straight up stone colled freaks out there. Beware.


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