A Pennsylvania teenager is staring at a possible jail sentence after he simulated sex acts with a Jesus statue (pictured) and later uploaded the pictures to social media. The young man posted that he took the pictures in late July at the statue of a kneeling Jesus in front of the “Love in the Name of Christ” Christian organization in his hometown of Everett, and now stands accused of the rare charge of desecration of a venerated object, which state law says involves "Defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the action." The teen, whose name has not been released, could face up to two years in a juvenile jail if convicted. The Bedford County district attorney, Bill Higgins, made it known he was taking the charge against the teen seriously since the 14-year-old boasted and publicly posted the photographs, and I can tell you now it would've been much worse if he had actually whipped it out and it was touching the statue's mouth.
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