A Bible staff member who performed an exorcism on a young boy is being investigated.
The incident, which took place in July in Redberry Bible Camp, north of Saskatoon, Canada, occurred when a child reportedly started suffering a medical emergency that saw him laying on the floor, bleeding from the nose, twitching and making unusual noises.
Some children went to fetch the staff member, identified as Carlos MacIntyre, who performed an exorcism on the child as horrified fellow campers watched on, a government source revealed.
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MacIntyre then bragged about "performing a miracle" and claimed the boy, who is thought to be between 12 and 14, had been "practicing with Ouija" and "drinking human blood".
When the ceremony ended, the man told the children he got rid of the demon that had possessed the child, according to witnesses.
He then reportedly gave business cards to the poor kids, claiming they had all encountered a demon that only he could ward off – meaning they had to stay in contact with him forever or risk being possessed.
The kids watching on were so scared they called their parents, some of whom, outraged, came to collect their children that night or the following morning – despite the fact that the six-day-long camp wasn't even halfway done.
Canadian police (RCMP) were then informed of the bizarre incident and are investigating.
The event has led to questions over how the man was ever hired in the first place, as the staff member seems to have a shady past.
The man's Facebook page goes into detail about a long and chequered past with addictions to porn and drugs and that he had even been fired from a previous job at another camp.
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He claimed he had also abused his ex-girlfriend after a "drunken cocaine party" before he found God.
"This is just nuts. Absolutely astounding," said Ailsa Watkinson, a University of Regina professor emerita of social work with a specialty in child protection.
"If that was my child, I'd be horrified."
Redberry Bible Camp board chair Wayne Dick said the camp was also looking into the incident.
He told CBC News the staff member is no longer working at the camp, which welcomes more than 100 children each week over the month of August – but he gave few other details.
He said: "I will tell you that we are investigating the situation. I'm not prepared to discuss it at this point.
"I can assure you [the worker] is not at the camp."
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