131: Church of the Most High Goddess

Mary Ellen Tracy, aka Sabrina Aset, was a High Priestess. She was able to absolve people from their sins... through sex. She also accepted monetary donations, which paired with absolving people of their sins resulted in legal troubles. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.comMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Transition Music by:Nick ScarantinoScarytino.comSources: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/02/us/religion-based-on-sex-gets-a-judicial-review.html https://apnews.com/4ab36a685acdf967465aeb47ac71b0fc https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-31-me-1666-story.html The Los Angeles Times - "Pair Arrested in Sex Case" - April 20, 1989The Los Angeles Times - "Couple convicted of prostitution arrested in newest 'Sex Church'" - Nov 15, 1989The Messenger - "'Sex Priestess' embroiled in television controversy" - Oct 3, 1990The Atlanta Constitution - "'Worshipers' Got Sex for Offerings; 'Priestess' Guilty" - Sep 9, 1989