[h1]Couple jailed for sex in mosque[/h1]NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - A couple caught having sex in a Kenyan mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan have been sentenced to 18 months jail for what the judge called an "abominable" affront to religion.[/p]Peter Kimani and Jennifer Wairimu pleaded guilty to the charge of having sex in a place of worship after being caught on October 3 at the Abubakar mosque in Gilgil, about 60 miles north of Nairobi. Neither is a Muslim.[/p]A worshipper heading for evening prayers found the couple having sex after investigating what the prosecution described as strange noises emanating from a dark corner of the mosque.[/p]Kimani and Wairimu both pleaded for clemency at Monday's hearing, saying they were too drunk to know where they were. Kimani told the court he thought he was in a lodging house. [/p] [/p]John King'ori, senior magistrate in nearby Naivasha, dismissed their plea.[/p]"Having sex in a mosque is a most abominable thing to religion and only a custodial sentence can add justice to this," he said.[/p][a href="vny!://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-10-10T114658Z_01_L10215940_RTRUKOC_0_US-MOSQUE.xml&src=rss&rpc=22"]Link[/a]
