Man sues Scientologist after naked ‘Prince Harry’

A man, who is the centre of a defamation action against a member of the Church of Scientology, told the Circuit Civil Court he allowed a picture to be taken with his genitals covered only with a Guy Fawkes mask, “to support Prince Harry”.

Mayo man Pete Griffiths, who is suing Zabrina Collins for €50,000 for defamation, said he did not expect the picture to be shared around the world by Scientologists.

He said the picture was taken by his boyfriend to support Harry following a nude photo scandal by the third in line to the British throne in a Las Vegas Hotel in August 2012.