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| Couple found guilty over sex act at Hyde Park concert | Couple found guilty over sex act at Hyde Park concert |
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| A couple from south Wales have been found guilty of outraging public decency by engaging in sexual activity during a concert in Hyde Park. | A couple from south Wales have been found guilty of outraging public decency by engaging in sexual activity during a concert in Hyde Park. |
| Lisanne Beck, 47, was seen performing oral sex on Simon Murphy, 48, during a performance by Paloma Faith in September last year. | Lisanne Beck, 47, was seen performing oral sex on Simon Murphy, 48, during a performance by Paloma Faith in September last year. |
| The jury at the Old Bailey found them both guilty after a two-day trial. | The jury at the Old Bailey found them both guilty after a two-day trial. |
| Ms Beck had previously told the jury she was trying to assist Mr Murphy to the toilet. | Ms Beck had previously told the jury she was trying to assist Mr Murphy to the toilet. |
| They were attending a music festival when their behaviour began to cause concern to other people in the audience. | |
| One man who was nearby the couple at the time of the incident, Mike Holden, filmed them on his phone. | |
| He told the court that he had been "shocked" at what he saw, and it had caused a "significant amount of embarrassment and trying to divert attention". | |
| He said people ranging from eight-year-olds to adults were among the crowd. | |
| 'Clearly upset' | |
| Off-duty policeman Detective Inspector Phillip Gray also happened to be at the scene, and told the jury he had seen one girl who was "clearly upset by what was going on". | |
| He suggested the man involved "appeared to be asleep". | |
| Security officers were called in and threw the couple out of the festival. | |
| Beck, a hospitality waitress from Swansea, admitted she had been drunk at the time but denied the charge of behaving indecently by engaging in sexual activity including oral sex. | |
| Murphy, a gardener from Swansea who also pleaded not guilty, did not give evidence at the trial but told officers in a police interview that he was completely unaware of anything improper happening. |