# Couple arrested for having sex in a cathedral **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200 "2002-08-16T15:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/1 "2002-08-16T15:09:17Z")
Apparently, not just that. It was part of a radio stunt and a producer of the show was giving a (forgive the pun, but it’s a quote) “blow-by-blow” description of the activity. [http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60557,00.html](http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60557,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/2 "2002-08-16T15:17:45Z")
! o.O Umm is there any sort of statue of limitations on that sort of activity? Err can you get extradited to another state for that? \ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/3 "2002-08-16T15:34:11Z")
Yeesh. Idiots. No respect whatsoever, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/4 "2002-08-16T15:38:26Z")
John Waters movies are coming to life!! Remember the scene in [Multiple Maniacs](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0067454) where Lady Divine gets a “rosary job” in church from the Religious Whore?! ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/5 "2002-08-16T16:14:26Z")
It was on the Opie and Anthony show yesterday. The thing is, they probably would have been let go (they weren’t actually caught in the act of intercourse and I think they were still more or less dressed) except the “monitor” who was sent with them became really hostile and confrontational, and ended up getting them in more trouble than they already were. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/6 "2002-08-16T16:56:56Z")
And this show gives points for sex in public places? What do you win if you get enough points? BTW, you get 100 points for having sex with a cop on tv. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/7 "2002-08-16T17:28:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by photopat \* > \*\*It was on the Opie and Anthony show yesterday. The thing is, they probably would have been let go (they weren’t actually caught in the act of intercourse and I think they were still more or less dressed) except the “monitor” who was sent with them became really hostile and confrontational, and ended up getting them in more trouble than they already were. \*\* Actually they were. * * * Police said an usher spotted the couple “in the act” shortly after 4 p.m. in the Roman Catholic cathedral’s 50th Street transept, within a few feet of at least 20 congregants and tourists. ## Initially, the usher thought the man was urinating – he was standing with his fly open, said Sgt. Gerard Beyrodt of the New York City Police Department’s Midtown North Detective Squad. Then he saw the woman standing in front of him – naked from the waist down. [Heres the rest](http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60557,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/8 "2002-08-16T17:31:19Z")
Oh, what’s the big deal? It’s not like God can’t take care of the couple if he’s offended, see Romans 12:19. ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/9 "2002-08-16T17:34:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Oh, what’s the big deal? It’s not like God can’t take care of the couple if he’s offended, see Romans 12:19. \*\* I won’t even ask how you knew that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/10 "2002-08-16T17:39:32Z")
He is a font of Biblical knowledge. He is very devout. Really. ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/11 "2002-08-16T18:42:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*He is a font of Biblical knowledge. He is very devout. Really. \*\* [Johnny Carson] I did not know that. That’s weird, wild stuff! [/Johnny Carson] ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/12 "2002-08-16T19:21:11Z")
We-e-ell, from what my Wiccan friends tell me, in their religion, sex is an act of worship. Still, this might be a case for followers of various religions performing their rites in their own sacred places. 🙂 Oh my! CJ ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/13 "2002-08-16T19:23:18Z")
Besides, odds are these 2 aren’t Wiccans (based purely on what religion most Americans say they are). CJ ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/14 "2002-08-16T19:59:57Z")
What I heard on the show was a bit different from the police account. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/15 "2002-08-16T20:13:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Oh, what’s the big deal? It’s not like God can’t take care of the couple if he’s offended, see Romans 12:19. \*\* Sure, what the hell. Anyone up for singing Hitler Youth songs at yer local synagogue? Maybe some jerking off at the local kiddie park? :rolleyes: The **deal** is, it’s an offensive act for the time and place. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/16 "2002-08-17T00:32:47Z")
What about jerking off at a Hitler Youth rally? Don’t tell me **that’s** offensive too! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/17 "2002-08-17T00:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Initially, the usher thought the man was urinating – he was standing with his fly open… Then he saw the woman standing in front of him – naked from the waist down. I know this was quoted above, but I just wanted to call some attention to this detail, because I do not get it. The first thing the usher noticed was a guy with an open fly, and _then_ he realized there was also a half-naked woman present? And presumably, since the article says the couple was caught while they were in the act, the open fly was reasonably close to its bare-bottomed companion. How could the usher possibly have mistaken this activity for urination? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/18 "2002-08-17T02:45:31Z")
Sure Dave. Sex is equivellent to the two things you mentioned, both of which are \threatening\ behaviours. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/19 "2002-08-17T03:01:07Z")
You know how some people make lists of things to do before they die? [sub]Was that my out loud voice?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![im2evil4u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@im2evil4u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/im2evil4u)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200/20 "2002-08-17T03:40:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Oh, what’s the big deal? It’s not like God can’t take care of the couple if he’s offended, see Romans 12:19. \*\* Besides the priests are doing worse things Signed - attended catholic school her entire life… under duress [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-arrested-for-having-sex-in-a-cathedral/124200.md?page=2)