Finnish church removes camp counselor over sexually suggestive Snapchat message to attendees
A counselor at a confirmation camp in Järvenpää, Finland, was removed from the camp after sending a sexually suggestive message to a group of attendees via Snapchat. The incident was confirmed by the church, which also filed a criminal report with the police.
The message was sent to a group that included both camp attendees and counselors. The church's communications officer, Johanna Luumi, confirmed that the situation described in the announcement had occurred at the camp. The camp was organized by the Järvenpää church in July.
The counselor was removed from the camp immediately after the incident was discovered. The church sought advice from the police and filed a criminal report. Detective Inspector Emmi Lintula from the Eastern Uusimaa Police confirmed that a criminal report was made on Monday. The case is currently under preliminary investigation, and the police are not commenting further on whether a crime is suspected.
The church's announcement was signed by Aino Luhtasela, the acting vicar. Iltalehti was unable to reach Luhtasela for comment on Tuesday morning.
The group on Snapchat was not established or managed by the church, and no church employees were part of the group. The announcement stated that the message was sexually suggestive, not an image, as previously reported in the article. The correction was made on July 28 at 1:41 PM.
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