Shocking Sentence for Belfast Church Sex Act

A 32-year old woman caught engaging in a sex act in a side-room of a church in the centre of Belfast was handed a four-month jail term on Thursday.

Sentencing Details
Kirsty Leigh McMaster, whose address was given as ‘no fixed abode’, appeared at Belfast Crown Court where she was sentenced for committing an act outraging public decency at St Mary’s Chapel on May 18, 2024. Judge Philip Gilpin highlighted the distress caused to parishioners who witnessed the incident.

Incident Description
Police were called to Chapel Lane on the afternoon of May 18 following a report from a parishioner. McMaster and a co-accused were arrested, with McMaster later admitting to the incident. Her intoxication led to memory loss of the events.