Our local adultery scandal didn't have any teachers or clerics, just two people both of whom were married to someone else. What was unusual was the way it came to light - she tied him to a chair & (presumably some time later) discovered she couldn't get the knots undone, and called the Fire Brigade.

Not terribly good at keeping confidences, small town fire brigades.

(I don't believe she broke his throne or cut his hair, however.)