Download Ferris Wheel Clip Sparks Court Case and Viral Fallout
A 33-year-old man at Download Festival admitted guilt to outraging public decency after a video of him having sex on a ferris wheel went viral; he learned the clip had circulated only after his boss called him. He was fined £80 plus £85 in court costs and a £32 victim surcharge, while the woman involved was not prosecuted. The case highlighted public-decency rules around sex in public, and Guns N’ Roses headlined the festival that year.