PUBLISHED: 19:50 EST, 9 February 2016 | UPDATED: 10:36 EST, 10 February 2016
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A Houston man and a New York woman are facing felony charges after authorities say they were recorded having sex in public during a 30-minute ride in a glass-enclosed cabin on a Ferris wheel 550 feet above the Las Vegas Strip.
A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday set a March 9 date to see if the charges against Phillip Frank Panzica III and Chloe Scordianos can be resolved without trial.
The two were arrested on February 5 after riding alone together in one cabin on the High Roller.
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Phillip Frank Panzica III (left) and Chloe Scordianos (right) are facing felony charges after authorities say they were recorded having sex during a 30-minute ride in a glass cabin on the Las Vegas Ferris wheel
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Scordianos' lawyer, Chris Rasmussen, says his client believed the couple had an expectation of privacy on the High Roller Ferris Wheel (pictured)
Police say surveillance cameras captured the act, security warned the couple to stop, and people in another car shot cellphone video.
A police report from the arresting officers, according to the Mirror, said: 'They both said they were just having a good time and didn't think anyone would notice.'
They added: '[CCTV footage] clearly showed Scordianos laying on her back in the center of the cabin. Panzica was on his knees over Scordianos and removed her dress.
'He also removed his clothes while standing up, exposing his penis and bare buttocks, allowing anyone in public to see.'
Panzica's attorney, Bennair Bateman, declined to comment.
Scordianos' lawyer, Chris Rasmussen, says his client believed the couple had an expectation of privacy.
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Police say surveillance cameras captured Panzica III and Scordianos in the act and security warned the couple to stop - and people in another car shot cellphone video
They shouldn't have actually taken their clothes off. They could have done it a bit more surreptitiously.
Exactly what I was thinking. There are about a dozen ways to get the task accomplished without taking off all your clothes - especially when the female has a dress on. Easy peasy.
And who lays on the floor?! Gross. I am not putting my hair where people walk and spit. Sickening.
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Out of all the lies I have told, "just kidding" is my favorite !
I can't imagine letting my private bits touch the floor of that. Disgusting.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
Scordianos' lawyer, Chris Rasmussen, says his client believed the couple had an expectation of privacy. - from the OP
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In a giant glass ball? Give me a break!
I have an expectation of privacy at IHOP but I don't have sex there.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
I have an expectation of privacy at IHOP but I don't have sex there. - Nobody Just Nobody
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For a private conversation, maybe. For a naked romp on the table, I would find that expectation a little unrealistic.
Party pooper!
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou