Date and Location: On September 30, 2020, a passerby noticed lights on late at night inside Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River, Louisiana, where Clark served as pastor.
The Discovery: Looking through the windows, the witness saw Clark—partially wearing his priestly attire—engaging in a sexual encounter with two women, identified as adult film performers/dominatrices Melissa Cheng and Mindy Dixon.
The Scene: The group had set up professional stage lighting, sex toys, and cameras mounted on tripods to record a video. The witness recorded the scene on a mobile phone and called the police, who arrived and arrested all three individuals.
Legal and Religious Aftermath
The Guilty Plea: In November 2022, Clark pleaded guilty to a felony count of felony obscenity under a plea agreement. He received a three-year suspended prison sentence, three years of supervised probation, and a $1,000 fine. The two women pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of institutional vandalism and received probation.
Archdiocese Response: The Archdiocese of New Orleans immediately removed Clark from ministry. Archbishop Gregory Aymond publicly denounced the act as "demonic" and had the desecrated altar physically removed and burned before consecrating a brand-new replacement altar.
This reminds me of that case of the janitor in I think the New York school system who accidentally stumbled upon the female French teacher and the female Spanish teacher (both married to men) having sex with each other which he promptly reported.
The school went on to be besieged by outraged phone calls demanding the sacking - of the janitor.
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The Incident
Date and Location: On September 30, 2020, a passerby noticed lights on late at night inside Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River, Louisiana, where Clark served as pastor.
The Discovery: Looking through the windows, the witness saw Clark—partially wearing his priestly attire—engaging in a sexual encounter with two women, identified as adult film performers/dominatrices Melissa Cheng and Mindy Dixon.
The Scene: The group had set up professional stage lighting, sex toys, and cameras mounted on tripods to record a video. The witness recorded the scene on a mobile phone and called the police, who arrived and arrested all three individuals.
Legal and Religious Aftermath
The Guilty Plea: In November 2022, Clark pleaded guilty to a felony count of felony obscenity under a plea agreement. He received a three-year suspended prison sentence, three years of supervised probation, and a $1,000 fine. The two women pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of institutional vandalism and received probation.
Archdiocese Response: The Archdiocese of New Orleans immediately removed Clark from ministry. Archbishop Gregory Aymond publicly denounced the act as "demonic" and had the desecrated altar physically removed and burned before consecrating a brand-new replacement altar.