A Peruvian Catholic priest was filmed in bed with one of his
employees in his church, located in the northern region of the country,
local media reported Friday.
Catholic priest Jose Antonio Bohuytron Solano, who is in charge of
Medalla Milagrosa (Miraculous Medallion), a Catholic church in Trujillo,
Peru located about 570 kilometers (354 miles) north of Peru's capital,
Lima, was accompanied by a woman to the church, but they were followed
and filmed by her husband.
The low quality film follows the couple into the church and shows
Solano and Teodolinda Amaya, the church's cleaning lady, nude and in
bed.
Amaya's husband, Alfonso Pucila Polo, after recording a couple of
seconds of them having sex, interrupts their actions.
Pucila Polo's voice is heard questioning the incident in evident
shock and disbelief: "How did this happen? How can you be fooling my
children saying my wife is cleaning the church?"
"This has been a trap," the priest says. "Calm down."
"I will never calm down," Pucila Polo yells as his agitation increases. "My wife is with you, a priest!"
"I acknowledge my guilt," Solano replies. "I have fallen into a trap."
Amaya, mother of three with Pucila Polo, is currently four months
pregnant and claims the baby is Solano's.
While she says she had been
forced into having sexual relations with him for over a year, the priest
claims the situation has been an act of vengeance for not paying an
amount of money that Amaya requested.
After 15 years as an employee to the church, Amaya was fired
following the incident, which was recorded on September 14, but recently
made it to the media.
Solano has stated to be willing to take a DNA
test to prove that the baby is not his.
The Catholic Church, through Trujillo's Archbishop, suspended
Bohuytron Solano, even though he had initially denied having any
knowledge regarding the incident.
However, the video spread quickly
through Internet websites and even local TV networks.
The Church has also begun an investigation to clarify further details.
SIC: WUP/INT'L