All language subtitles for Sex Trials.mp4

And it is the opinion of this committee
that this disgraceful, degrading form of

what I loosely refer to as entertainment
will erode the moral fiber of our youth

and poses a clear and present danger in
this country.

And it is the opinion of this committee
that this disgraceful, degrading form of

what I loosely refer to as entertainment
will erode the moral fiber of our youth

and poses a clear and present danger to
this country.

The truth of the matter was simply that
Senator Gorman wasn't asked to sit on

Senator McCarthy's committee.

So in all the hysteria, Senator Gorman
went searching for a cause, one that he

could exploit.

To investigate the detrimental effects
this sort of lewd material is having on

this society as a whole.

Threaten me?

Yeah, they threaten me.

They said if I didn't testify exactly
the way they wanted, they'd sign me with

contempt of Congress, throw me in jail.

They said they'd take my kid away and
I'd never see her again.

They swore me in.

Everything had been discussed in
advance, what I was going to say.

And you will tell Senator Gorman that
you were forced into being in these

You will point the finger at whoever we
tell you to.

But it wasn't like that. Nobody made me.
You will do as you are told.

Won't you?

So I do as they told me.

Excited out as planned.

With Gorman complimenting me on my
bravery for coming forward.

Then the bastards sandbagged me.

They asked me about my past.

When I was a clothing model in New York.

How I made extra money by going out with
the out -of -town buyers.

They made it sound so bad.

But it wasn't. I liked a lot of those
men.

I just wanted to be with them.

You know?

It was just harmless fun.

Just some laughs.

Wow.

Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

Huh.

Going on about how my boss prostituted
me out like some common whore.

But it wasn't true.

I asked my boss to set me up on those
dates.

I'd heard that they were generous.

Gave girls samples, you know.

I was young, just looking for a good
time.

Then Senator Kerry took his turn, asking
me if I'd appeared in any of these

pornographic movies.

They promised me they wouldn't bring
that up.

They said they'd protect me.

Those fucking pompous bastards tricked
me.

They said they'd tell the IRS about the
money I'd made under the table if I

didn't cooperate with them. Or they'd
find some way to send me to jail.

I didn't have a fucking choice.

So I spilled my damn guts.

I got laid off after a few months at the
clothing company because business was

slow.

After a while, I was desperate for
money.

Diane came to my rescue.

She knew I was pretty uninhibited and
told me I could make the kind of money

I've always dreamed of.

Figure modeling.

You know, cheesecake.

Pin -up stuff to start.

I had a great figure and I liked sex.

Women weren't supposed to like sex.

Not back then, not like it is today, you
know.

It was supposed to be just for marriage
and all that, but I wasn't looking to

get married and be some slob's slave.

They demanded every detail.

Made me demean myself. And they all sat
there listening, their eyes glazed over,

like they were hearing some lurid sex
story being read to them.

I went on with my testimony.

I told them about the pictures we took.

How the photographer brought in someone
else.

A man.

He was damn good looking and well
equipped.

And I made the most of it, you know? The
most. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

um um

Oh fuck.

Fuck.

you know

Yeah.

It was good money, better than I was
getting in a rag trade, and I had

to be ashamed of.

Those Gorman bastards were the ones that
made me feel cheap and dirty.

After every session, I went home and
scrubbed myself for hours.

Was Gorman a hypocrite?

There's a bear shit in the woods.

Well, that son of a bitch had it in his
head to one -up old tail gunner Joe.

He was so pissed at him for not letting
him sit on the comic committee.

Yeah, Gorman was kind of a peeping Tom.

Now, not that he was prowling around the
streets of D .C. looking through

windows or nothing, but that bastard
liked to watch.

Girls especially.

citizens he was feeding his little
quirks and he had as many as the chief

of course there's been a great deal of
speculation over the years as to how the

Gorman committee was finally brought
down and yes my mother was a part of it

large part of it and she was happy to do
it and it wasn't that difficult it was

Nora Bingham who came up with the idea
how did I get Gorman and his bunch

I've been doing a series of interviews
on women that the committee had already

exploited.

I got this phone call from Miriam Shea.

She said she had a lot to tell me about
the committee and Gorman.

We met right here in this park.

Miss Bingham?

Nora, if you're Miriam Shea. I am. Thank
you for meeting with me.

My pleasure.

So what is it that you have to tell me
about Gorman that you couldn't tell me

the phone?

Come on, walk with me.

Hello. What about it?

Every other weekend, he goes again.

Me neither.

Yeah, the poker games, right? The
legendary.

Yeah, but they're not just poker games.

I hope you ain't joking.

No.

I'm going up there Saturday night.

Okay, so what does this have to do with
me?

I thought you might want to come up with
things.

So what's in it for you?

Gorman's people.

Jack Charles specifically.

Threatened me with jail if I didn't play
ball.

You've done some of these movies Gorman
talks about?

No, absolutely not.

But they want me to say I did.

And unless someone comes forward and
disputes their claims, no one will ever

know. Have they manufactured any more
testimonies?

I know at least three other girls
they've threatened.

You're taking a big chance talking to me
about this.

I know.

But some of us, us girls, we don't have
a choice.

Sometimes there's things we have to do
to make ends meet.

I know it's not the best choice, but
where's a woman going to make that kind

money? Yeah.

I know what you're talking about.

I'd even toss the idea around myself.

Here's the directions to the lodge.

We'll meet there around 11.

Okay. Thank you.

You're a brave girl, Miriam.

I just wish I could believe that myself.

Sure I went.

I took a newsreel guy along with me.

He knew how to shoot at night. He had
his own camera.

Hello?

Oh.

Oh.

Oh. Oh.

Hello.

oh

That was five years ago.

Needless to say, the very next day,
Gorman gaveled the hearings to a close.

Weren't there any repercussions?

You bet.

When my story broke, Gorman and his gang
were brought before the Ethics

Committee.

He should have gone to jail or worse,
but I knew that wasn't going to happen.

Gorman's committee never published their
findings.

None of them ever ran for re -election.

And you ended up on television as a
correspondent.

Sure. The story I wrote was damn
powerful.

Brought me to the attention of the
networks.

And I went with the highest bidder.

And that was a pretty high salary for
old women in those days.

Yep.

Once they saw the film I did on Gorman's
gang, well, they were either so

impressed or so scared that they offered
me the moon.

Scared? For what?

If I could catch Gorman at it, I might
be able to catch them.

You know what the problem is?

What's that?