Leicestershire Police are trying to identify a man after an act of indecency was reported on the Download Festival ferris wheel on Saturday 13 June. The appeal is now public, with police asking anyone who recognises him to step forward rather than let the image sit unanswered.
PC Georgia Wood and 26*346427
The force said reports described a couple acting inappropriately on the ride, but only the woman has already been identified and voluntarily interviewed. That leaves the investigation in an unusual place: one person in the reported incident has been spoken to, while police are still trying to put a name to the man.
PC Georgia Wood is handling information for the appeal, and the contact route is simple: call 101 or use Leicspolice.link with crime number 26*346427. For anyone who was on the ferris wheel area at Download Festival, that is the practical path if they saw the pair, spoke to them, or have any reason to think they know who the man is.
Download Festival image appeal
Police have issued an image as part of the search, which means the case has moved from report handling to identification work in public view. That step usually comes after officers decide the image is specific enough to ask for help, and here the goal is narrow: identify the man tied to the reported incident on Saturday 13 June.
The force’s appeal used one direct line for the public: “If this is you or you have any suspicions about who he may be, we urge you to get in touch.” That wording matters because the appeal is not asking for broad commentary on Download Festival; it is asking for a name, a sighting, or a lead that can close the gap between the image and the investigation.
What happens after the appeal
The current position is straightforward. The woman involved has already been identified and interviewed, while the man remains the missing piece. If the public can place the person in the image, Leicestershire Police can move the case from an open identification appeal to the next investigative step without leaving the record split between a named interview and an unidentified subject.
For readers, the immediate action is simple: check the image, contact PC Georgia Wood on 101, or use Leicspolice.link and quote crime number 26*346427. This is the kind of festival case that turns on a small amount of recognition, and right now the man’s identity is the only unanswered part that still controls where the investigation goes next.
