A miscreant has been arrested for spraying black paint throughout a statue of the Virgin Mary on Saturday, on the Resurrection Church in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. He additionally wrote the phrase “Fake” on it. According to New York Post, cops mentioned the suspect’s title is Jonathan Bulik.

Cops have knowledgeable that Bulik lives close to the church. He was taken to hospital for for a psychological analysis and charged with prison mischief as a hate crime.

Witnesses detained Bulik till police arrived. As per the witnesses, he gave the impression to be writing one other phrase on the statue when he was detained.

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Meanwhile, church goers expressed their shock and ache over the incident.

“I was walking down the street to go to the store and thought, ‘Oh, somebody put a veil on Mother Mary’s head, O.K. And as I got closer and actually saw it, I started to cry. I was wailing. ‘Oh my God.’ And it says fake something,’” mentioned 71-year-old Evelyn Sullivan.

Notably, the statue was vandalised previously too and was changed after a fund-raising marketing campaign.

“When is enough enough!. This report echoes what we have known for a long time. Crimes against our churches and other houses of worship have been on the rise,” mentioned New York State Catholic Action Chairperson James Russell.