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Father Justin, an AI priest created by Catholic Answers, a Christian group in San Diego, was defrocked on April 24 after claiming to users that he was a real member of the clergy and performing sacraments, the New York Post reported. Holy Justin told users he was a priest in Assisi, Italy. He shared his views on sexual issues and took confession, concluding with, “Go in peace, my child, and sin no more.” He also advised one user that they could use Gatorade to baptize their child.
Christopher Check, president of Catholic Answers, explained: “We chose the character to convey a quality of knowledge and authority … Many people, however, have voiced concerns about this choice.”
The avatar was rebranded as Virtual Apologist Justin, minus the cassock and collar, after an uproar about his behavior.
“We won’t say he’s been laicized,” Check said, “because he was never a real priest!”
Artist Benediktas Gylys went live with his installation “Portal” on May 14, United Press International reported. “Portal” is a live video stream connecting New York City with Dublin, Ireland. But it was switched off the same day because of “instances of inappropriate behavior” that have been “amplified on social media.” The naughty actions included swearing, nudity and displays of images from the 9/11 terror attacks in New York.
“I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see my two New York homegrown potatoes,” said Ava Louise, who bared her breasts to “Portal.”
Governments on both sides of the pond are considering actions to take to curb the bad behavior.
On April 25, an employee at the Avalon Theater in Marysville, Ohio, who had noticed a person acting suspiciously the night before, discovered a treasure in the restroom: $25,000 in cash, WBNS-TV reported. Two days later, $12,000 turned up in a KFC restroom.
“I would absolutely say they are connected in some way,” said police Capt. Nate Sachs.
Authorities determined that the money is legitimate.
“One is just weird in and of itself,” Sachs said, “but two times in one week is definitely another level.”
He encouraged citizens to call police if they find any more cash to “help us with our investigation.”
On May 2 in Johnson County, Kan., the district attorney charged 21-year-old Jace Christian Hanson, of Kansas City, Mo., with unlawfully adulterating or contaminating food, a felony, at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood, Kan. The Kansas City Star reported that Hanson was connected with videos posted online showing him urinating into restaurant-style food containers and rubbing food on his body parts, including his feet. The FBI, which received a tip, contacted the restaurant after pinging Hanson’s phone and finding his car in the parking lot; the head chef confirmed that the au jus container shown in one video belonged to the Hereford House.
When asked about it, Hanson said, “I’ll just be straight up, yeah.”
He said men online, whom he had met through dating apps, had asked him to make the videos and revealed that he had committed more than 20 incidents of contaminating food. The restaurant destroyed all its food and sanitized the kitchen and adjacent areas. Gives a whole new meaning to “au jus.”
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