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Bryan Kocis
File:Bryan kocis.jpg
Bryan Kocis, circa 2005
Born
Bryan Charles Kocis

1963
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 24, 2007 aged 43–44
Dallas Township, Pennsylvania
Cause of deathMurder by stabbing
Other namesBryan Phillips
OccupationPornographer
EmployerCobra Video
Known forCobra Video founder
Brent Corrigan controversy
TitleFounder
Owner

Bryan Charles Kocis (1963-January 24, 2007), also known as Bryan Phillips, was the founder of and director for the gay pornographic film studio, Cobra Video.

Biography

Early life

Bryan Charles Kocis was born and raised in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout from Troop 247. He also went to Wyoming Valley West High School and graduated in the early 1980's. During that time in high school, he was winner of a nationwide photography contest. He attended the Rochester Institute of Technology. Upon graduation from RIT, he held a specialized position as a biomedical photographer for a local eye doctor in Kingston, Pennsylvania until the mid 1990's.[1]

Death

Kocis was found dead on January 24, 2007, after a fire at his home near Dallas, Pennsylvania. According to the coroner investigating the death, Kocis was stabbed 28 times and his throat was cut, then his body left in the house which was set on fire. A folding-style knife was found nearby. Officials had to use dental records to identify Kocis, because his body was burned beyond recognition.[2] [3] [4] [5]

The night of Kocis' death, police believe he was expecting one of his adult-film actors to arrive at his Luzerne County home, John Yates, a California attorney representing Sean Lockhart (Brent Corrigan), said January 25, 2007. Yates said police are trying to locate that man. A "light-colored" SUV was seen leaving the scene and is being sought by police.[6]

Kocis and Lockhart had been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute since parting ways in 2005. Yates also represents another man named in a suit Kocis filed in federal court. Police have interviewed or plan to interview several of Yates’ clients, including Lockhart, he said.[6]

Cobra Video

Bryan Kocis established Cobra Video in 2001, [7] concentrating on the production of gay movies starring young twinks, exclusively in the 18-23 age category, engaged in either solo masturbation scenes or, mainly, bareback sex. Kocis has cast and directed all Cobra productions up to date (18 productions as of August 2005).

Sexual Abuse of a Child conviction

In 2002, police found a videotape of Bryan Kocis, then 39, and a 15-year-old boy in his home. Kocis met the boy on the internet and transported him to his hometown. [8] Kocis pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a Child. He was initially charged with child pornography, and transportation of a minor for sexual purposes. Since the boy had lied about his age Kocis was given a probation sentence. [9]

Brent Corrigan

Videos

In 2004, Kocis cast Brent Corrigan, a young homosexual model, in Cobra's Every Poolboy's Dream. Corrigan quickly went on to become the most famous, and most lucrative, of Kocis' stable of actors, reportedly accounting for four of the Top 10 best selling Cobra Videos of all time. [10]

Allegations

On September 13, 2005, Corrigan's attorney announced publicly that Corrigan was underage when he filmed those scenes for Cobra Video, [11] and had used a fake ID to participate in those scenes. [11] Corrigan went on to state that Kocis was aware of his underage status.[12]

Responses

Kocis, through Cobra Video, issued a statement saying that it had copies of legal identification proving Corrigan was old enough to legally work in the industry and that their current "...requests for a State-certified birth certificate of Mr. Lockart from Mr. Lockhart's attorney have been rejected." [11] Kocis went on to file suit against Corrigan and in Federal Court in San Diego, CA, thru Cobra Video LLC for trademark violations, cybersquatting, breach of contract, and other disputes. The suit also seeks to prevent him from using his stage name of "Brent Corrigan" because Cobra Video claims the name as a protected trademark.[11] The matter is currently being adjudicated.

Brent Corrigan trademark

On October 9 2006, BrentCorriganOnline.com launched a private, members only site. On October 11th, 2006, BrentCorriganOnline.com announced that their billing service cancelled their contract. BrentCorriganOnline.com stated that this was under pressure from Bryan Kocis.[13]

Pulled films

On two separate occasions, Kocis has voluntarily pulled several of his videos from store shelves. On September 13, 2005, the four Cobra Video titles featuring the disputed Corrigan scenes[14] were removed. On April 12, 2006, DVD and VHS copies of Campus Boys 1 and Campus Boys 2 were also removed. No reason was given in the later case, but an email, issued through Cobra's video distribution company Pacific Sun Entertainment, stated "Under no circumstances should these titles be sold, rented or shipped to anyone. They must be boxed, sealed, and stored at your facilities until further notice." [15]

Partial videography

  • Every Poolboy's Dream, 2004 (Cobra Video)
  • Schoolboy Crush, 2004 (Cobra Video), starring with Brent Everett
  • Bareboned Twinks, 2005 (Cobra Video), starring with Brent Everett
  • Casting Couch 4, 2005 (Cobra Video)

The previous four titles have been voluntarily removed from circulation due to Corrigan's underage dispute. They have remained for sale on internet auction sites.

  • Cream BBoys, 2006 (Cobra Video)
  • Naughty Boy's Toys, 2006 (Cobra Video)
  • Brent Corrigan: Fuck Me Raw, 2006 (Cobra Video)
  • Take It Like A Bitch Boy, 2006 (Cobra Video)

References

  1. ^ Malcolm, Wade. "Murder victim led guarded life". CitizensVoice.com. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  2. ^ Buynovsky, Sarah (2007-01-25). "Man found in burned home was murdered". WNEP-TV. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  3. ^ "Update: Coroner says victim dead at time of fire". 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  4. ^ "Gay porn producer slain". TimesLeader.com. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
  5. ^ Yum, Rosa. "Court Papers: Kocis Stabbed Dozens of Times". WNEP.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  6. ^ a b Kalinowski, Robert. "Cops seek driver seen near Kocis murder scene". CitizensVoice.com. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  7. ^ http://www.cobravideo.com/compliance.htm Cobra Video required 2257 compliance
  8. ^ Dallas Township man charged with sexually assaulting teen
  9. ^ Dallas Township man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of children
  10. ^ ""His movies were Cobra's best selling. He was in four titles for them. And all four were on their Top 10 list of best sellers of all time."" Jason: About Brent Corrigan- final
  11. ^ a b c d "Brent Corrigan," who appears in at least four titles for Cobra Video, was possibly under 18 when he performed in them, according to information supplied by the performer's attorney, Chad Belville of Tempe, Arizona." Possibly Underage Gay Performer Worked for Cobra Cite error: The named reference "CobraStrikesBack" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ " Yes. 17. Officially underage." Underage but man enough to tell (pdf)
  13. ^ " This afternoon our billing company cut us off due to threats from THAT FIRST STUDIO. Bullshit threats of copyright/trademark infringement. A quick piece of back round information: Cobra Video filed for a Pennsylvania trademark on my name. The asshole mislead the state regarding the terms on the trademark and the trademark was granted. Pennsylvania obviously does not thoroughly investigate trademark claims. The trademark was granted." Corrigans Blog
  14. ^ "Pacific Sun Entertainment, which distributes Cobra Video titles, has notified all of its customers to pull the titles from their shelves, a Pacific Sun spokesman told GAYVN." Possibly Underage Gay Performer Worked for Cobra
  15. ^ http://www.gayvn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=News&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=264720 GAYVN Article
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