They claim Vespasian Security staff approached them when Jonathan tried to leave with beer he had bought at the festival. “Security staff are there to keep people safe, not to escalate situations to the point where people leave injured.” Kerry also believes security staff should not have continued to intervene once the pair had left the festival site and were on a public right of way. Poole Harbour Festival organisers said they could not comment and were unaware of an ongoing police investigation. At the 2025 festival, police praised security staff for detaining a man after a report of sexual touching involving a 15-year-old girl.