Brisbane church dean steps down over non-consensual filming incident

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Brisbane church dean steps down over non-consensual filming incident

Daily Mail · 1 hour ago

Peter Catt, dean of St John's Cathedral in Brisbane for 18 years, has announced his retirement after taking responsibility for the church's appearance in the Stan documentary series Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money. The programme featured UK OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips visiting the cathedral to reconnect with her Christian faith, but footage also showed congregation members, including children, who had not agreed to be filmed. Catt said he had not taken adequate precautions to prevent churchgoers being captured on camera, and the fallout has prompted him to step down and the diocese to review its filming approval process.

In a letter to the church, Catt said he was "deeply saddened" by the impact of the decision and apologised unreservedly, saying his agreement with producers had only covered his own participation. Production company Mischief & Wonder said the inclusion of congregation members was an error and later blurred their faces in the broadcast footage. Brisbane Archbishop Jeremy Greaves acknowledged "gaps" in the church's approval process. Catt is due back from annual leave in mid-September and will finish his role as dean on 27 September.

  • Brisbane cathedral dean retires over OnlyFans documentary filming row
  • Congregation members, including children, filmed without proper consent
  • Archbishop reviewing church's filming approval process after incident

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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Australian church leader retires after letting OnlyFans stars film documentary in cathedral”.