$ ]1 h) Y6 [9 c! i- p% @. u9 o* @Policeman suspended from duty after sex in church # K5 E% t4 G7 n: } 5 \8 P+ j5 l, n ( T7 Y6 ?" S2 HA Bavarian police officer has been suspended from duty after he was caught ringing in the New Year with a quickie in a Baroque church during the morning prayer service, a police spokesperson confirmed Monday. 7 N: u) w/ O$ p. H& K 4 O+ Y* J; p8 Y 0 y' v$ { X2 t; C2 g2 j 6 m* _* |7 C3 g& E ( K; y3 ^/ F% A! vAfter some 25 congregation members heard sinful noises coming from the organ loft in the 18th-century church in Rennertshofen, a woman mounted the stairs to discover the couple in flagrante., L: {$ v0 M7 m* }; X4 v
( K1 C4 A7 [! @/ ZThe 26-year-old officer and his playmate left their love nest in a hurry. While the woman covered her face with a stocking cap to conceal her identity, one of the witnesses recognised the policeman. 2 S0 m# q* m3 h5 [% F8 k' P4 B( o1 T N, q
Church priest Nikolaus Maier filed a criminal report for the disturbance of religious ceremony following the incident. - u+ e7 ]* r5 Q3 Z2 W
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“It is regrettable that one could stoop low enough to do something like this,” another priest at the church reportedly said later during a sermon. % }+ {; S/ ]4 G3 W1 ^, F) K+ ?, [! B* Q! ]* g9 ]6 B# f7 E
Criminal police in the nearby city of Ingolstadt have taken on the case. Should the cavorting couple be convicted, they face up to three years in jail.# u. t: m) {% G. c. c
& c+ R! d$ ^# W u- yIt is not clear how long the officer will remain suspended from duty. 3 ^$ {1 y. a% H" i- D # F* }, Y4 X( ?+ s: m“The suspension was an immediate measure meant to be a clear sign,” a police spokesperson said. “Trust in the employee is of course damaged and further service is currently not welcome.” 1 O- l6 z5 M. y* z% f; Z9 N4 z( F * Q$ c1 N ~' s: t# F2 t9 ~2 N3 U' |1 H j- c7 L& X8 b
