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Austrian man arrested for having sex in Japanese shrine

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The couple were caught having sex in the grounds of a shrine in Kesennuma , Japan .

Police say they arrested the man, fearing he could be a flight risk, but did not arrest the woman.

The man has since been released from custody, but the police said they could not disclose details of his punishment.

Last year , a 17-year-old Canadian was arrested for allegedly scratching the name “ Julian ” with his nail into a wooden pillar at a UNESCO -listed temple in Nara .