Locals in East Yorkshire have been left in uproar after a church accidentally displayed pornography on a big screen during a children's harvest festival sing-along.
Pupils from Hornsea Community Primary School, some as young as six, were expecting a straightforward affair at the town's United Reformed Church.
But during the event, which was meant to feature harvest festival songs for the church's 150th anniversary, "inappropriate content" briefly appeared on the screen, shocking underage and overage attendees alike.
Teachers scrambled to intervene to remove the offending images, which had been projected from a laptop operated by church volunteers.
Teachers scrambled to intervene to remove the offending images
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The school has since apologised to parents, while both the church and local authorities are conducting investigations into the matter.
A parent, speaking anonymously to The Sun, said: "One minute, the children are singing We Plough The Fields And Scatter, the next the church is showing the pupils utter filth.
"The six- and seven-year-olds were gobsmacked and didn't know where to look."
The school, which has 550 pupils, promptly sent a letter to parents explaining the situation.
It stated that "for a few seconds, some inappropriate content was shown on the screen" and that staff "immediately intervened".
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The school "will not be using the church until we can be reassured that this cannot happen again", councillors said
The letter also noted that it was unclear whether the children had realised what had happened, and the school had not discussed the incident with them.
Victoria Aitken, the cabinet member for children, families and education at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, also issued a statement after the fracas.
Aitken said: "We have been made aware of the incident within the church.
"The school informed families the same day and will not be using the church until we can be reassured that this cannot happen again."
The school's safeguarding lead has also contacted the church to ensure the incident is dealt with appropriately, while council safeguarding staff were called in to assist with any distressed attendees.
The school's safeguarding lead has contacted the church to ensure the incident is dealt with appropriately
The school has emphasised that they will not use the church for future events until they receive assurances that such an incident cannot be repeated.
The United Reformed Church is conducting its own inquiries into the incident.
One elder from the church told The Sun: "There's nothing to defend here. We will just let the process take its course. It's in the hands of the professionals."
The church has not provided further details on how the inappropriate content appeared on their system.
