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/ J* o/ C f N( ?0 D A Bavarian police officer has been suspended from duty after he was caught ringing in the New Year with a quickie in a Baroque church during the morning prayer service, a police spokesperson confirmed Monday. % G9 [3 d5 G/ |2 a" h& S( D% K. A / p+ x4 F' }3 D, t4 l3 ?7 X; j 3 p( K r: T+ o1 g3 `6 L: Z3 _5 _4 `2 m
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After some 25 congregation members heard sinful noises coming from the organ loft in the 18th-century church in Rennertshofen, a woman mounted the stairs to discover the couple in flagrante.+ a. @$ Q! `3 S7 V, c( i% R* ]' l; G
$ T8 S" s6 a( q1 @$ HThe 26-year-old officer and his playmate left their love nest in a hurry. While the woman covered her face with a stocking cap to conceal her identity, one of the witnesses recognised the policeman. y, h- W* b3 F- @1 a0 x& h7 i * I5 O" C3 J# c& Q* I3 v3 HChurch priest Nikolaus Maier filed a criminal report for the disturbance of religious ceremony following the incident. / o4 ~, J6 G. m+ T5 \ 6 Y2 k' F$ K3 P* V“It is regrettable that one could stoop low enough to do something like this,” another priest at the church reportedly said later during a sermon. ( Z2 R6 H6 f" ~3 _6 q* ^3 a* W) ?! `0 N. |6 T3 d9 @0 X
Criminal police in the nearby city of Ingolstadt have taken on the case. Should the cavorting couple be convicted, they face up to three years in jail." I) [* G7 [8 v, H6 C! e
5 V; U1 b# H& i2 z9 ?- k5 f) w, U& B# xIt is not clear how long the officer will remain suspended from duty. $ Z1 ~4 I* m7 F" e; F) U' n , l; _! d1 x, O3 E% J“The suspension was an immediate measure meant to be a clear sign,” a police spokesperson said. “Trust in the employee is of course damaged and further service is currently not welcome.” * F) f& T7 n9 x1 ~: M( F ! ~& o s- C7 Q7 ?. S" [; }' A% e9 z: ~+ g; L
