ST. LOUIS (MO)
Riverfront Times
By Jessica LussenhopFri., Sep. 14 2012
In these jaded times, we’re somewhat accustomed to hearing about sexual misconduct by Catholic priests. Less so from Episcopal priests. After all, they have to live by way fewer crazy rules.
They can have sex, they can marry, they can be gay. Hell, they can even be women, believe it or not.
But one local priest is in hot water because of a letter that was forwarded to several media outlets, including the Riverfront Times. In it, the anonymous author condemned the priest for his side-gig as an erotic photographer.
According to his online bio, Father John Kenneth Blair graduated the University of Missouri-Columbia, Eden Theological Seminary and Lindenwood University. He has a Masters of Divinity and an MA in counseling, and is the “Manager of Spiritual Care and CPE Supervisor for Christian Hospital.” He’s also certified to counsel drug and alcohol addiction sufferers.
The Post-Dispatch broke the story yesterday, seemingly spurred by a letter that was also received by the RFT. The anonymous author starts with a lengthy description of Blair’s credentials, then includes a couple dozen photos of naked and semi-nude women purportedly pulled from Blair’s Model Mayhem account, his Facebook page, and from the artwork page of Shameless Grounds, the sex-positive coffee house in Fox Park.
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