"With a contrite and broken heart I ask the mercy and forgiveness of those who were hurt by my involvement in the pornographic industry," he concluded.Īfter this confession, Floyd explained his view of the evils of pornography. "I hurt the men with whom I filmed pornography through my participation in the industry and I hurt the countless people who have seen what I did and who will see it." I hurt my brothers and former colleagues in the police department in which I served and the religious order of which I was a member."įloyd even apologized to the viewers of his material. "My choice was arrogant and it was selfish," he confessed. I had low self-esteem, I was depressed, I felt I had nothing to lose and I did not fear or care about the consequences of my actions." I was not economically destitute or without other options. "I was not forced, coerced, or tricked into doing pornography.
It begins "LOVE bade me welcome yet my soul drew back,/ Guilty of dust and sin." When Love asks "and know you not…Who bore the blame?" and invites the poet to "sit down…and taste my meat," the poet obliges.Īfter the poem, Floyd writes, "A few months ago at the height of my popularity, I quietly stopped filming in the adult entertainment industry." After recounting his withdrawal, he takes full responsibility for his actions. The confession begins with George Herbert's poem "Love," which focuses on God's forgiveness.
After less than a year, the life-long Roman Catholic has returned to his roots, swearing off the "hurt" his acting caused.įollowing his decision to leave the gay porn industry, Floyd said, "I quietly deleted my Twitter account and my Facebook and Facebook Fan page." He also stopped posting on his website "and eventually had all the content removed." A fan-run Twitter account still exists, with the handle but Floyd has dropped completely off the map, and CP was not able to contact him for an interview.įloyd's one remaining website,, contains only his personal confession. Jake Floyd, better known as "Jake Genesis," has retired from the porn industry.
Jake Genesis, whose real name is Jake Floyd, left the Oakland police force in 2010.