A PFC?!

US paratroopers charged in gay porn site - Yahoo! News
Three men will face court-martial on charges of sodomy, pandering and engaging in sex for money while being filmed, said Pfc. James Wilt, an 82nd Airborne spokesman. Having sex while being taped is illegal under the U.S. Military Code of Justice.

Why is a PFC maing these statements?
Every division has a LTC as their public affairs officer, and several MAJs working for him/her. Can't they find a little more brass to make the public statements?