Louisiana judge orders equipment to be returned to former pastor for having sex on church altar | Louisiana

Judge Louisiana The electronic return of the former Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty for being obscene and was arrested for having sex with two rulers on the altar of the church and remained in the clergy in 2020.

However, the judge also told authorities to remove all data from the equipment and storage media to prevent videos on Tryst’s public offering.

State Court Judge Ellen Creel’s ruling centered on Travis Clark and the ruler, whose professional names are the Sixth Lady (also known as Satanatrix) and Ming Empress Ming. The videos have been under uncertain court seal since the trio made international news headlines in 2020.

Clark’s attorneys Marc Hoerner and Michael Kennedy said Creel signed an order on August 4 to authorize law enforcement officers to return to their phones, tablets, computers, gaming consoles, flash drives and memory cards, and they investigated from Clark.

Although Hoerner said he didn’t believe any sealed videos were on Clark’s electronics, the former clergy was still waiting for Friday’s property to return, and officials cleared them all data.

Hoerner added that he did not believe that the ruler who ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanors had sought the return of electronic products seized from it during the case. But if they do get them back, officials will erase all the data from those electronic devices.

Kennedy and Horner declined to comment further. But the Guardian has learned about the case from multiple sources, among other things, the videos depict a driven chalice of the Communion.

The videos also depict Clark wearing a style of underwear that is usually worn by women and performing sexual acts in the dormitory where he once served as a pastor on the Pearl River, Louisiana, about 40 miles (64 km) New Orleansnumerous sources said.

Clark, Lady VI and Empress Ming are all under scrutiny as a passerby stares into the window and sees the three apparently filming their own sex on September 30, 2020 at the sanctuary of St. Peter and Paul’s church.

Police responded after being called by passers-by, who shot a video of his cell phone that he could see. beside arrest The team, officers confiscated stage lights, recording equipment and sex toys.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, filed for federal bankruptcy protection a few months ago amid the consequences of decades of clergy harassment scandals.

Hoerner had previously insisted that Clark’s actions may have offended Catholics, but are legal, consent acts among adults. Nevertheless, Horner said that while his client continues his life, Clark pleaded guilty to obscene in 2022.

Woman heading to the Pearl River LouisianaFrom outside the state, they pleaded guilty in the same year to institution vandalism, like Clark, they were sentenced to probation.

Clark served a period of time through the Probation Terms for New Orleans after being found to have violated the probation clause. NBC Membership He explained the episode from his perspective.

He told NBC Station WDSU that the Catholic priests promised to lead the celibacy, as well as the social distancing practices implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, when he was facing “the problem of loneliness and the desire for human interaction.”

“Struggle and fall, too, sin – so is priest sin,” said Clark, who volunteered to leave the clergy. He went on to say that he still believed in God and continued to think that “mercy and forgiveness are very important.”

The Sixth Lady was interviewed in October’s Hustler magazine, where she said she was “invited to go to film porn” and the shooting was in the church.

“Unfortunately, the intruder filmed us without our consent,” Mrs. VI told the publication. She mentioned the organization’s subsequent prosecution, criticized media reports on the case, and mentioned Eymond’s remarks, the altarpiece was “demon”, and asserted: “It is important that we agree that adults shoot porn in private locations.

“But because we are [southern US region known as the] Bible belts and buildings have mythical meanings and are considered sin. ”