When the lights were still on past the usual time at a Louisiana Catholic church, an onlooker peered in and was shocked at what they discovered.
Nola.com reports that inside the church and on the altar at the Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Pearl River, a priest, half-naked, was having sex with two women dressed in high-heeled boots and corsets. A tripod with a camera had been set up, recording the incident.
The eyewitness decided to take their own video of the incident and sent it to authorities. The video allegedly showed Clark as he pulled up his priest uniform and bent over the altar, CBS 4 reports. Lights were set up around the trio, “as if they were filming some type of event,” according to CBS 4.
Police then arrested the priest of Saints Peter and Paul, Rev. Travis Clark, on obscenity charges. Clark had been the priest at the church since 2019.
Although the incident happened in September, authorities have just recently released details on Clark’s arrest. According to the arrest warrant, Mindy Dixon, 41, is an adult film actor who also works as a dominatrix, was involved in the video, as well as Melissa Cheng, 23.
Police said Dixon posted on Facebook in Septemeber and said she was on her way to meet a fellow dominatrix “and defile a house of God.”
Both Dixon and Cheng were arrested for “obscene acts [that] occurred on the altar, which is clearly visible from the street.”
The archdiocese announced that Clark had been suspended from the ministry the day after he was arrested, but wouldn’t comment on Clark’s alleged activities.
After Clark’s arrest, Archbishop Gregory Aymond went to the church and “performed a ritual to restore the altar’s sanctity,” the outlet reports.
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[Feature Photo: Rev. Travis Clark (center), Mindy Dixon (left,) & Melissa Cheng (right)/Police Handout]
