Shirtless Brazilian Priest Caught Hiding Churchgoer's Fiancée Under His Bathroom Sink

Last Updated:October 17, 2025, 13:06 IST

Reverend Luciano Braga Simplicio had reportedly snuck the woman to his home next to the church in the early morning when her fiancé was out of town.

Reverend Luciano Braga Simplicio was confronted by a group of enraged parishioners, including the woman's fiancé. (Photo: X)

A shirtless Brazilian priest was caught hiding the fiancée of one of his parishioners under the bathroom sink of his residence. The matter came to light when a group of angry men barged into the Church of Our Lady of Aparecida.

The incident took place on October 13 in the 5,000-person town of Nova Maringá in the state of Mato Grosso, approximately 300 miles east of the Bolivian border, where Reverend Luciano Braga Simplicio was confronted by a group of angry men, led by the furious groom-to-be, reported the New York Post.

Simplicio had allegedly snuck the woman to his home next to the church in the early morning when her fiancé was out of town, as per the community blog Pelo Bem de São José. The angry parishioners found the priest shirtless and wearing only gym shorts when they barged into the sacred house.

The reverend knocked on the door of his bathroom to no avail, after which the enraged fiancé grabbed a stool and broke into the locked bedroom. He then ran up to another closed door and broke it open using a wooden stool.

The missing 21-year-old fiancée was located hiding under the bathroom sink, wearing only a tank top and shorts as she lay on the floor sobbing. Simplicio gave a bizarre reason, saying he allowed the woman to take a shower “out of the kindness of his heart," reported TMZ.

The woman and the priest denied having sexual relations. However, the video went viral, and eyewitnesses said the woman stayed much longer than needed for a bathroom visit, which fuelled suspicions.

Officials in the Diocese of Diamantino, which oversees Simplicio and Our Lady of Aparecida, opened an internal investigation into the priest’s alleged actions. The investigation will determine if Simplicio violated the 1983 Code of Canon Law, which prohibits priests of Latin Church from engaging in sexual relations.

Meanwhile, the woman filed a police complaint, alleging that the now-viral video was improperly distributed after the incident.

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