Gardaí investigate photos of sex acts in Co Cork church

Gardaí are investigating photographs posted online of two men, one dressed as a priest, engaged in sex acts on an altar of a rural Catholic church.

It is not clear when the photographs were taken but they recently emerged online and appear to show sex acts taking place in St Bartholomew’s Church in Kildorrery, which is close to the Cork-Limerick border. Neither man is identifiable.

Kildorrery parish priest Fr Eamon Kelleher confirmed that the pictures seem to have been taken in his church. However, he said they could have been Photoshopped to make it appear that way, so gardaí have been asked to investigate their authenticity.