hiː hæd ɹˈiːsəntli stˈɛpt dˌaʊn æz mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv tɹˈɪnᵻɾi pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɡɹˈeɪæbi, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ fɹˈʌntpˈeɪdʒ stˈoːɹi ɪnðə sˈʌndeɪ lˈaɪf nˈuːzpeɪpɚ wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt hiː hæd ɹˈiːsəntli bˌɪn stˈɑːpt baɪ kˈʌstəmz əfˈɪʃəlz æt bˈɛlfæst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn pəzˈɛʃən əvə ɡˈeɪ pˌoːɹnəɡɹˈæfɪk vˈɪdɪoʊ.
He had recently stepped down as Minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Greyabbey, following a front-page story in the Sunday Life newspaper which revealed that he had recently been stopped by customs officials at Belfast International Airport in possession of a gay pornographic video.