Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence member caught masturbating at park

A member of the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag group was arrested last month after police said he blatantly masturbated for an hour in broad daylight at a popular California park.

Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore, 53, allegedly made no attempts to hide the perverted act around 6:45 p.m. Aug. 12 at Table Bluff County Park in Loleta, a coastal community 15 miles south of Eureka.

“According to numerous witnesses, Ellis-Gilmore had been at that location for approximately one hour, sitting in his truck with the door open, masturbating,” the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

There was still an hour of sunlight left when he was cuffed at the beachside park.

Ellis-Gilmore was arrested and charged with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor that can fetch up to six months of prison time, a $1,000 fine and a requirement to register as a sex offender. 

The drag queen — who goes by “Queen Bethe C–khim” — appeared shirtless in his mugshot and flashed a stifled smirk.


Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore mugshot.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore was arrested for allegedly masturbating at a public beach.
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office

His Facebook page is littered with images of himself dressed as a nun and participating in events run by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the trans-queer group that was invited, uninvited and then reinvited to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Pride Night in June.

Thousands of demonstrators descended on the stadium to protest a pre-game ceremony in which the baseball team honored the local chapter of the Sisters, whose members dress up in drag in traditional Catholic nun habits, with the Dodgers’ Community Hero Award for their “lifesaving work.”

Critics have blasted the group as a “blatantly perverted, sexual, and disgusting anti-Catholic hate group.”

It’s not clear whether Ellis-Gilmore is still an active member of the Sisters, but pictures indicate he was once associated with its Eureka chapter.


Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore in drag.
Ellis-Gilmore is a member of the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag group.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore/Facebook

One witness to Ellis-Gilmore’s alleged debauchery claimed the drag queen parked two spots away from his trailer and had his left leg out the open door of the truck and right leg up on the dashboard with no pants on, which gave him a full view of Ellis-Gilmore “playing with himself.”

“Well this is f–ked up,” Randy Fleek told The Daily Wire.

“It’s obvious. You cannot help but see this guy, he’s not hiding it. He wants everyone to see what he’s doing.”

Ellis-Gilmore allegedly gradually shed his clothes during his hour in the car until he was naked, despite multiple cars passing through the parking lot, many of whom sought a view of the coast, Fleek said.


Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore in drag.
Ellis-Gilmore is accused of pleasuring himself inside the front seat of his car with the door wide open.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore/Facebook

“People pull in to see the ocean, they don’t pull in to see this. But you can’t help but see,” the witness added.

“There’s something wrong with that man. He’s got a weird f–king desire to show off to the public, to anybody that wants to look at him … He puts himself in a position and in a spot that you can’t help but look at the son of a bitch.”

The accused deviant appears to go by several drag names, including “Novice Sister Bethe C–khim,” and “Novice Sister Man Romeo,” according to the Daily Wire.

Several pictures depict Ellis-Gilmore covered in white face paint, long wigs, dresses and fishnet tights.


Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore in drag.
Ellis-Gilmore’s Facebook page is littered with images of him dressed in drag, as well as sexually charged posts and graphics.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore/Facebook

He apparently participated in multiple Sisters events, including drag queen story hours in which he read to a group of young children.

He is married to “Saint Gives More” — “Sainthood” in the group is bestowed on only the most dedicated community members. 

In addition to images of himself dressed in mock-nun costumes, Ellis-Gilmore’s social media posts were also flooded with sexually suggestive content.

One graphic he posted featured a pacifier, a lollipop, an ice cream bar and a penis with the caption “Shhhhhhhh….it’s ok, you’ve been preparing for this your whole life.” 


Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore in drag.
Ellis-Gilmore goes by the drag name “Queen Bethe Cockhim.”
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore/Facebook

Another showed a faux certificate from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence that says “pleasure should be your god, lust your temple, and sex your sacrament.”

The Sisters’ Eureka chapter did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.