A British art gallery which exhibited a statue of Jesus Christ in a state of sexual arousal has found itself in court, charged with outraging public decency. The statue was part of Baltic's September 2007 to January 2008 exhibition by controversial Japanese artist Terence Koh "Gone, Yet Still".Lawyers for Emily Mapfuwa, a 40-year-old Christian who was offended by the artwork, will prosecute the gallery for outraging public decency and causing harassment, alarm and distress to the public. Signs warning of the exhibition's content were posted at the entrance to the gallery.
A spokesman for the Christian Legal Centre, which is supporting the prosecution, said Mrs Mapfuwa believes in freedom of expression, but said "this statue served no other purpose than to offend Christians and to denigrate Christ".
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