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.
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.