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Back|Upskirting videos from the Devil's Wheel at the Oktoberfest: international business with voyeuristic recordings
Upskirting videos from the Devil's Wheel at the Oktoberfest: international business with voyeuristic recordings
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Die Welt·1 hour ago·Crime·2 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Upskirting videos from the Devil's Wheel at the Oktoberfest: international business with voyeuristic recordings

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  • According to media reports, thousands of voyeuristic videos are being produced at the Devil's Wheel at the Wiesn in which women are filmed while turning the ride.
  • The videos are distributed and sold on the Internet, and actors from Bavaria and abroad, including YouTube professionals from Ukraine, are said to be involved.
  • The operators are fighting the practice with warning signs and free cycling shorts, while reports to the public prosecutor's office have so far been dropped.

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The Devil's Wheel is a traditional ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich. Before the Oktoberfest started, there were already discussions about the representation of female figures at the entrance to the store after the city's equal opportunities office gave information, whereupon the operators adapted the figures.

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  • Prosecutors will reopen the investigation into the producers and distributors of upskirting videos if new evidence is presented.

    Possible · Within weeks

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  • ?How many of the supposedly 32,000 upskirting videos were actually produced illegally?
  • ?What specific steps is the public prosecutor planning to take to restart the proceedings?
  • ?How effective are the free cycling shorts as a preventative measure against upskirting?
  • ?Is there evidence of the involvement of specific Ukrainian YouTube professionals in the production and distribution of the videos?

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  • According to media reports, thousands of voyeuristic videos are being produced at the Devil's Wheel at the Wiesn in which women are filmed while turning the ride.
  • The videos are distributed and sold on the Internet, and actors from Bavaria and abroad, including YouTube professionals from Ukraine, are said to be involved.
  • The operators are fighting the practice with warning signs and free cycling shorts, while reports to the public prosecutor's office have so far been dropped.

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