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A man and woman having sex in a vestibule at St. Patrick's Cathedral - a sleazy prank broadcast live on the shock jock Opie and Anthony radio show - were arrested yesterday after an usher spotted them, police said.
Fans of Dumb and Dumber - Gregg (Opie) Hughes and partner Anthony Cumia - heard the collar over WNEW (102.7 FM).
Charged with public lewdness were Brian Florence, 37, and Loretta Lynn Harper, 35, both of Virginia. Comic Paul Mercurio, who was acting as the couple's lookout, also was busted, charged with acting in concert.
The sexual high jinks at the city's most well-known sacred site came on the Feast of the Assumption, one of the Catholic Church's holy days of obligation.
Joe Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said church offices were closed for the feast day, so he hadn't heard about the episode.
"But if it's true, it's disgusting, and that's all that needs to be said," he said.
Sgt. Gerard Beyrodt of Midtown North detectives said the couple was seen about 4:15 p.m. "engaging in some kind of intercourse" in the vestibule of the cathedral's 50th St. entrance.
"An usher thought the guy was urinating, so he approached him and saw the female naked from the hips down," Beyrodt said.
Investigators said the sordid scene was visible to about 20 worshipers and tourists in the cathedral.
Cops said the stunt was part of an annual contest on the show. Contestants get points for having sex at certain sites, with higher points going to the riskier places.
Mercurio was acting as spotter for the couple, looking out for trouble and reporting back to the radio show.
Police said he was on his cell phone to the show when a cop called by the usher grabbed him.
Florence complained of back pain after his arrest and was treated at a hospital. As he was brought back to the Midtown North stationhouse for questioning, he was asked whether the contest was worth the arrest.
"Not really," he said.
Long Islanders Hughes, 36, and Cumia, 41, broadcast their rude and lewd humor in 50 cities and last year reportedly signed a $30 million syndication deal that runs through 2004.
A man and woman having sex in a vestibule at St. Patrick's Cathedral - a sleazy prank broadcast live on the shock jock Opie and Anthony radio show - were arrested yesterday after an usher spotted them, police said.
Fans of Dumb and Dumber - Gregg (Opie) Hughes and partner Anthony Cumia - heard the collar over WNEW (102.7 FM).
Charged with public lewdness were Brian Florence, 37, and Loretta Lynn Harper, 35, both of Virginia. Comic Paul Mercurio, who was acting as the couple's lookout, also was busted, charged with acting in concert.
The sexual high jinks at the city's most well-known sacred site came on the Feast of the Assumption, one of the Catholic Church's holy days of obligation.
Joe Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said church offices were closed for the feast day, so he hadn't heard about the episode.
"But if it's true, it's disgusting, and that's all that needs to be said," he said.
Sgt. Gerard Beyrodt of Midtown North detectives said the couple was seen about 4:15 p.m. "engaging in some kind of intercourse" in the vestibule of the cathedral's 50th St. entrance.
"An usher thought the guy was urinating, so he approached him and saw the female naked from the hips down," Beyrodt said.
Investigators said the sordid scene was visible to about 20 worshipers and tourists in the cathedral.
Cops said the stunt was part of an annual contest on the show. Contestants get points for having sex at certain sites, with higher points going to the riskier places.
Mercurio was acting as spotter for the couple, looking out for trouble and reporting back to the radio show.
Police said he was on his cell phone to the show when a cop called by the usher grabbed him.
Florence complained of back pain after his arrest and was treated at a hospital. As he was brought back to the Midtown North stationhouse for questioning, he was asked whether the contest was worth the arrest.
"Not really," he said.
Long Islanders Hughes, 36, and Cumia, 41, broadcast their rude and lewd humor in 50 cities and last year reportedly signed a $30 million syndication deal that runs through 2004.
