A cult leader in Papua New Guinea fled naked into the jungle after being confronted by police over allegations that he'd forced followers to have sex in public, with the promise that it would boost the banana harvest.
The man, identified as Thomas Peli, told his followers that the banana harvest would increase every time they had sex in public, according to the Parpua New Guinea Post-Courier - and he reinforced his demands for public fornication with threats of violence.
Police only heard about Peli's activities in the remote village of Yamina when a villager trekked for 12 hours to reach the nearest town and alert authorities.
The enforced public sex has been going on for three or four months, according to witnesses. Several times, naked people have been seen trying to enter a nearby mining area, but have been stopped because of a policy against allowing naked people to walk round the mine.
When three police officers contacted Peli at his house, the cult leader emerged naked, and fled into the bush with seven of his followers - using two of his wives as human shields when the police fired warning shots.
Police retreated in order to avoid a confrontation, but will return with reinforcements to comb the nearby hills for the cult leader and his followers.
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