DAMAGED BEYOND
REPAIR... NOW A
CHURCH
COMMUNITY WANTS
TO KNOW WHY
SOMEONE TARGETED
A RELIGIOUS RELIC.
VANDALS
DESTROYED THE
SACRED HEART OF
JESUS STATUE OUT
FRONT OF SAINT
PETER CLAVER
CATHOLIC CHURCH
NEAR DOWNTOWN
LEXINGTON LAST
WEEK. W-K-Y-T'S
REBECCA SMITH
TALKED TO THE
PARISH PRIEST
ABOUT THE CRIME.
1:11soc
Rebecca Smith, WKYT:
"The church hqas
been collecting
canned goods and
non-persihable food
items for the needy.
Little did they know
they'd be the ones in
need."
SOMEONE BROKE
OFF THE ARM OF THE
'SACRED HEART OF
JESUS' STATUE,
OUTSIDE OF
LEXINGTON'S SAINT
PETER CLAVER
CATHOLIC CHURCH,
LAST WEEK.
THESE PHOTOS
SHOW WHAT IT
LOOKED LIKE BEFORE-
AND AFTER.
THE CHURCH SAYS
THE STATUE IS
BEYOND REPAIR.
POLICE HAVE NO
DESCRIPTION OF THE
VANDALS.
FATHER NORMAN
FISCHER SAYS HE
HAS NO IDEA WHY
SOMEONE WOULD
DO THIS- HE DOES
THINK IT WAS
INTENTIONAL.
Father Norman
Fischer, St. Peter
Claver Catholic
Church :28
"It's sort of like the
story of 'How the
Grinch Stole
Christmas' like, he
tried to steal all of the
presents and all of the
trees and all of the
decorations for
Christmas, but he still
heard as he took it all,
'What's this' What's
this songs going on."
Rebecca Smith, WKYT:
:48
"The estimated value
of the statue that was
destroyed is about
$5,000. If you'd like to
make a donation, go
to our website,
WKYT.com for that
information. In
downtown Lexington,
RS, WKYT."
THE STATUES IS
BELIVED TO BE
AROUND 60 YEARS
OLD. THE
CHURCH IS HOPING
A NEARBY TRAFFIC
CAMERA MAY HAVE
RECORDED VANDALS
THE NIGHT THE
STATUE WAS
DESTROYED.
