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Africa Subsaharan
Couple jailed for sex in mosque
2006-10-10
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - A couple caught having sex in a Kenyan mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan have been sentenced to 18 months jail for what the judge called an "abominable" affront to religion.

Peter Kimani and Jennifer Wairimu pleaded guilty to the charge of having sex in a place of worship after being caught on October 3 at the Abubakar mosque in Gilgil, about 60 miles north of Nairobi. Neither is a Muslim.

A worshipper heading for evening prayers found the couple having sex after investigating what the prosecution described as strange noises emanating from a dark corner of the mosque.

Kimani and Wairimu both pleaded for clemency at Monday's hearing, saying they were too drunk to know where they were. Kimani told the court he thought he was in a lodging house.

John King'ori, senior magistrate in nearby Naivasha, dismissed their plea.

"Having sex in a mosque is a most abominable thing to religion and only a custodial sentence can add justice to this," he said.

Well, at least Mosques are good for something.
Posted by:mcsegeek1

#7  Hey, look on the bright side. They're still alive.
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-10 15:43  

#6  Strange that they condemn sex in this way. After all, how else are they going to get more suicide bombers adherents for their death cult religion?
Posted by: Theater Thineling2615   2006-10-10 14:43  

#5  Are Opie and Anthony working in Kenya now?
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-10-10 13:20  

#4  If only it'd been an imam diddling a little boy (or a goat), it would have been fine.
Posted by: Dar   2006-10-10 12:54  

#3  Jeez, we found a couple at my church (Baptist) making hanky-panky in the bushes when I was in middle school. What did we do? Yelled and laughed at them. That was enough. Now, you go to jail (Kenyan jail, at that) for 18 months? Yeah, some religion of peace.
Posted by: BA   2006-10-10 12:24  

#2  Only jail, I'm surprised they didn't cut off his penis or throw rocks. I guess Islam IS a merciful relgion, not!
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2006-10-10 11:56  

#1  at least they weren't masturbating. That's haram
Posted by: Frank G   2006-10-10 10:09  

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