Church is to sue photographer over lewd otographs taken on Church property.

Run_to_da_hills · 01-08-2009, 15:43

About time the churches started to fight back and sue for a change.

The pictures of semi-naked models cavorting amongst gravestones and inside the church were taken at St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall.

Now photographer Andy Craddock is the subject of legal action by the Diocese of Truro for trespass and not having permission to take photographs, accusing him of blasphemy.

Mr Craddock, his girlfriend and a couple of models used the 13th century church without the Reverend Andrew Yates knowing and then published the pictures on his website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ll/8179635.stm

*The Perfect Drug* · 01-08-2009, 15:45

It's 'lewd', dude.

I dont seem as suave now you've edited the title.

Actually, I've noticed another. Photographs has a 'p'.

PCPhoto · 01-08-2009, 15:48

ok... I wanna see the pics and judge for myself

dojojoe · 01-08-2009, 15:48

Ah the Hunted become the hunters.

getz · 01-08-2009, 15:49

they found her pants in the vestry, and his vest in the pantry

Eire-Dearg · 01-08-2009, 15:51

I want to see the pictures before discussing this further.

**LZ5by5** · 01-08-2009, 15:54

Too bad for the photographers that the young male models were booked up on that day because they may have been able to bribe the church officials.

Ciaran500 · 01-08-2009, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eire-Dearg

I want to see the pictures before discussing this further.

They're up on his site, which I'm not going to link to.

I.J. · 01-08-2009, 15:58

The sexually retarded Church strikes again!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Run_to_da_hills

About time the churches started to fight back and sue for a change.

The pictures of semi-naked models cavorting amongst gravestones and inside the church were taken at St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall.

Now photographer Andy Craddock is the subject of legal action by the Diocese of Truro for trespass and not having permission to take photographs, accusing him of blasphemy.

Mr Craddock, his girlfriend and a couple of models used the 13th century church without the Reverend Andrew Yates knowing and then published the pictures on his website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ll/8179635.stm

Min · 01-08-2009, 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by I.J.

The sexually retarded Church strikes again!

Nah it is a case of the sexually retarded photographer using church grounds.

bronte · 01-08-2009, 16:16

If that's the worst thing that happens on the church grounds we'll be lucky.

**Silverfish** · 01-08-2009, 16:21

If there's nothing wrong with doing it, he could have asked permission to.
The fact that he knew he'd probably be refused so did it without permission shows he knew all along there'd be some trouble, but did it anyway.

No sympathy for him.

And I'm not religious in any way shape or form, but I think I would be offended by some of those pictures if I was, they show a complete lack of respect. Just because you don't agree with someone's beliefs doesn't mean you can go out of your way to upset them.

benj · 01-08-2009, 16:25

who cares??????????????????????

Dragan · 01-08-2009, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverfish

If there's nothing wrong with doing it, he could have asked permission to.
The fact that he knew he'd probably be refused so did it without permission shows he knew all along there'd be some trouble, but did it anyway.

No sympathy for him.

And I'm not religious in any way shape or form, but I think I would be offended by some of those pictures if I was, they show a complete lack of respect. Just because you don't agree with someone's beliefs doesn't mean you can go out of your way to upset them.

If he asked permission it wouldn't have come to us all talking about him, and the billion + links to his site since the news broke.

A good way to get some free advertisement is to court controversy....especially in his case. The people he will piss off would never hire him anyway...the people who will won't care.

benj · 01-08-2009, 17:58

were they fully nude or just a bit of crack?

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Run_to_da_hills Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,477 Adverts \| Friends	Church is to sue photographer over lewd otographs taken on Church property. About time the churches started to fight back and sue for a change. The pictures of semi-naked models cavorting amongst gravestones and inside the church were taken at St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall. Now photographer Andy Craddock is the subject of legal action by the Diocese of Truro for trespass and not having permission to take photographs, accusing him of blasphemy. Mr Craddock, his girlfriend and a couple of models used the 13th century church without the Reverend Andrew Yates knowing and then published the pictures on his website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ll/8179635.stm Last edited by Run_to_da_hills; 01-08-2009 at 15:48.

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