verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the neutrality of this article is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . october 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message sean cody type private industry gay pornography founded september 2001 ; 15 years ago 2001 09 headquarters san diego california united states key people sean cody founder director mindgeek owner as of jan 2015 products gay pornographic films website official website sean cody is a gay pornography studio founded in fall 2001 named after its founder sean cody . the website predominantly features young muscular white men in solo and hardcore scenes . sean cody has a strict model selection with contracts requiring no prior pornographic experience exclusive men . sean cody was run by under a company named cody media inc from 2003 until 2015 where it was sold to porn conglomerate mindgeek who owns other competitor studios such as men.com . 1 2 this raised some considerable questions around the quality and exclusivity of the content as the same parent company owned the content sharing websites that have negatively affected many other studios . a 2014 article by internet magazine slate explained how mindgeek has become the porn monopoly putting industry members in the paradoxical position of working for the very company that profits from the piracy of their work . 3 contents 1 models 1.1 notable models 2 controversy 3 see also 4 references 5 external links models edit notable models edit sean cody alumni include underwear model simon dexter ; 4 aaron savy a fitness model and ultimate fighter who has appeared on hole in the wall a reality tv show ; 5 6 and dayton o connor colby keller paul wagner and brady jensen dayton colby barry and jonah respectively now professional porn actors . 7 8 9 dakota cochrane who appeared on the 15th season of the ultimate fighter on fx modeled as danny on sean cody during the latter half of 2007 a decision he now regrets . 10 sean real first name ben appeared on mtv s true life in december 2015 in an episode entitled i am a gay for pay porn star where he talks about his family and his carrier in gay porn . 11 12 fellow sean cody performer forrest real name anthony also appears in the episode . 11 12 controversy edit jason andrews who appeared on the site as addison in 2008 was arrested for first degree murder in 2010 . 13 addison was very popular among fans and he appeared in seven videos from april to july 2008 . andrews later pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole . 14 15 in june 2010 devon hunter an escort and model who had performed in seancody videos under the name ryan wrote a detailed account of his experience while filming for the company 16 claiming that he experienced homophobia on set and went on to criticize gay for pay scenes . an intense international debate across many blogs began over the gay for pay debate in porn . it intensified when seancody released hunter s personal information in retaliation to queerty.com 17 which came under intense criticism for the outing and deleted the post . in january 2012 seancody.com s parent company filed suit in a federal court against 122 unidentified file sharers for allegedly trading unauthorized copies of the site s first condom free video brandon & pierce unwrapped in december 2011 . this was the first time sean cody sued over online file sharing . 18 in march 2015 teofil brank who had modeled for sean cody under the name jarec wentworth was arrested for allegedly extorting a magicjack vocaltec ltd. executive donald burns who is also a prominent republican political activist . brank was found guilty in july 2015 . 19 20 21 in october 2015 brank was sentenced to six years in prison . 22 see also edit lgbt portal pornography portal list of gay pornographic magazines references edit cody media inc . first1 missing last1 in authors list help ; missing or empty url help ; access date requires url help sean cody acquired by mindgeek men.com . http www.queermenow.net . retrieved 26 july 2016 . external link in website help auerbach david 23 october 2014 . vampire porn . slate . retrieved 26 july 2016 . atlanta project q 2010 08 30 . monday simon dexter s intense practice project q atlanta . projectqatlanta.com . retrieved 2012 11 16 . juergens brian 2007 06 17 . former gay porn star and ultimate fighter aaron savvy finds the hole in the wall . afterelton.com . retrieved november 16 2012 . snicks on may 23 2011 2011 05 23 . afterelton briefs showtime axes united states of tara matt doyle is stripped and bleeding love discount gaga and more . afterelton.com . retrieved 2012 11 16 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link dayton o connor at the internet adult film database colby keller at the internet adult film database paul wagner at the internet adult film database ultimate fighter s gay porn career a big mistake dakota cochrane says reality blurred . realityblurred.com . 2012 02 29 . retrieved 2012 11 16 . a b here are the meds a straight guy needs to take in order to perform in gay porn . gawker . 2015 12 10 . retrieved 2016 10 02 . a b mtv true life i m a gay for pay porn star highlights with vadim black sean forrest diego sans & devon felix . 2015 12 10 . retrieved 2016 10 02 . warning explicit content amanda logue and jason andrews pictures porn stars charged with first degree murder . cbs news . 2010 07 19 . retrieved 2012 11 16 . former sean cody porn star convicted of murder out magazine . out.com . retrieved 2012 11 16 . thompson joe . former sean cody porn star convicted of murder . gay.net . retrieved 2012 11 16 . know before you go part 1 sean cody diary of a sean cody performer pardon rhett 2012 01 26 . sean cody s parent company files porn bittorrent suits against 122 . xbiz.com . retrieved 2012 11 16 . tracer dan . sean cody stud jarec wentworth arrested for felony extortion in undercover fbi sting . queerty.com . 2015 03 23 . retrieved 2015 03 24 . hudson hongo . porn star found guilty of extorting 500 000 from telecom mogul . gawker . gawker media . retrieved july 11 2015 . chris joseph . jarec wentworth gay porn star guilty of extorting palm beach millionaire new times broward palm beach . new times broward palm beach . retrieved july 11 2015 . http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 3293674 gay porn actor jailed six years swindling 500 000 state art audi cell phone tycoon threatening expose secret sexual liaisons.html external links edit official website v t e gay male pornographic film studios active duty athletic model guild bang bros bel ami bijou video catalina video cazzo film cit beur cobra video colt studio group combat zone corbin fisher eurocreme falcon studios 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