In recent New York political news, congressional candidate Mike Itkis recorded an adult film with famous adult actress Nicole Sage. Mike Itkis is a candidate for the New York 12th Congressional District. He is in support of abortion rights and gun control and is openly “sex-positive.” This part of his campaign is what led him to film this porn video with Nicole Sage. Not only is Mike Itkis a congressional candidate and a “porn star,” but he’s also in the U.S. Army Reserve. For anyone aware of the Army Reserve’s policies on an Army sextape, they’re not fans. Read more to learn about who Nicole Sage is and how this video is affecting Mike Itkis both as a potential politician and an Army Reserve officer. See more:These Army Policies Help Your Military Family Find Balance

Who Is Nicole Sage?

Nicole Sage is an adult video actress. She started out her career as a model and actress and has since been working on popular sites like OnlyFans. Sage was born in New Mexico in 1994 and has experience in administration, restaurant work, and childcare. In addition to her adult film acting, she’s also working on a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Most recently, she directed and starred in a mature video titled “Bucket List Bonanza” with congressional candidate Mike Itkis.

Did “Bucket List Bonanza” Actually Help Mike Itkis’s Polls?

Mike Itkis is an Independent Liberal congressional candidate. He’s running against several incumbents, like Jerrold Nadler, for the Democratic nomination. Itkis’s popularity isn’t as high as Nadler’s, so many people might see this porn video as a last-ditch effort to gain popularity with the election. But Itkis says he did this video with Nicole Sage as a “conversation piece” for his sex-positive campaign. Itkis states, “If I would just talk about it, it wouldn’t demonstrate my commitment to the issue…I’m very much an introvert. I’m kind of a nerd who doesn’t like to be the center of attention if I can avoid it. But I thought the issues I’m trying to address are so important…I wanted to have my issues talked about in some way.” Itkis used this video as an opportunity to help start a conversation about decriminalizing sex work. https://twitter.com/Pornhub/status/1582846781423226880?t=JL8FYOmLwO2C-niJG_GSnQ&s=19 Though he has gained some popularity (on PornHub), it's still looking like Itkis will lose the election. But his video with Nicole Sage did bring up an important thing to consider. With the popularization of sites like OnlyFans, more and more military members may turn to OnlyFans and other adult sites as an additional income source. What could this mean for the military?

What This Army Sextape Means for Itkis’s Future

Itkis is an Army Reserve officer. He joined the Army Reserve in 2009 and is described as a Cyber Operations Officer. He’s currently assigned to the 335th Theater Signal Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst in New Jersey. In 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled that starring in a sex tape, and acts like that, are punishable according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This ruling stems from several other “Army” sextapes. In 2007, a Solider accused of sexual assault was found with a homemade sex tape; in 2012, another Soldier appeared in multiple pornographic videos while wearing his uniform. The Army Reserve has launched an investigation against Itkis, but because Itkis was not representing himself as a member of the military when he recorded the video, he might be in the clear. Even though Itkis will probably not win the New York Congressional Elections 2022, his work with Nicole Sage has made some significant waves across the Internet. Itkis made this video as a conversation piece, and it definitely has done its job. With Itkis being in the Army Reserve, this video may make people wonder about the future of military personnel working in the sex industry. See more:Military Sexual Assault Victims Skyrocket; What’s the DoD Doing?

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