Britons arrested in Greece for dressing as 'naughty nuns'

Perhaps it was a good idea at the time. But after dressing up as nuns, some wearing 'naughty lingerie' and suspenders, 17 Britons found themselves hauled before a Greek court yesterday. The men, aged between 18 and 65, were paraded through the court still wearing the nun outfits they were wearing when arrested.

They had been charged with exposing themselves in public and offending religious symbols. The group - believed to have been on a stag weekend - were accused of treating passers-by in the resort of Malia, Crete, to glances of skimpy underwear under the black costumes.

'They were dressed like nuns, carrying crosses, but wearing thongs under their skirts and showing people their bottoms and the rest,' said a police official. Cretan newspaper Patris reported some of the men had not even been wearing underwear.



Police called in reinforcements to arrest the party-goers after they allegedly started making obscene gestures, Patris said.

That they were parading their nun outfits on Sunday morning added to the sense of alarm and they were held in custody until they were taken to court in the island capital of Iraklion yesterday.

However, they were freed after prosecutors could not produce any witnesses to testify their antics were offensive. The British embassy in Athens confirmed the prosecutor dropped all charges against the men and all 17 were released.

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