A couple was arrested Thursday after police said they had sex in front of children at the SkyStar Wheel at The Banks in downtown Cincinnati.

Michael Mathisen and Lauren Wilder were taken into custody about 6 p.m. on Opening Day the SkyStar wheel, a 150-foot observation wheel that is temporarily in Cincinnati.

Court documents said Mathisen, 30, of Florence, and Wilder, 31, of North College Hill, were both intoxicated.

The couple "engaged in sexual intercourse in the open in front of children and adults," a complaint states.

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Wilder, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and booked into the Hamilton County Jail around 6:30 p.m. She was released on her own recognizance about 11:30 p.m., jail officials said.

Mathisen was arrested on one count of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and is still housed at the Hamilton County Jail.

Both are scheduled to appear in Hamilton County Municipal Court at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

The SykStar Wheel has 36 enclosed and climate-controlled gondolas, each holding up to six passengers. The rides will last 12 minutes and include four revolutions.

More than 100,000 have ridden the wheel since its arrival in September.

Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.

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