Image by Matthew Rettenmund for BoyCulture.com

Jeffrey Hurant, the CEO of Rentboy.com, has been indicted on one charge of promoting prostitution and money-laundering charges. You will recall that back in August 2015, he and several Rentboy employees were arrested in a Dept. of Homeland Security (huh???) sting.

As Queerty notes:

We hope there’s a rational ending to this developing sideshow, but things aren’t looking great.

If you agree with this malicious prosecution, I'd be curious to know why. “It ain't legal” isn't good enough, especially if “420 friendly” is in your Grindr profile. If you're against this turn of events, feel free to contribute to Rentboy's legal-defense fund.

After the jump, you'll find a nine-year-old (!) video from a Rentboy.com-sponsored release party for Boy Culture (the movie) ...