>Halford was arrested in Venice Beach, California in July 1991 when he was caught cruising in a public bathroom at the beach that was a known gay pickup spot. "I was in the bathroom stall," the Judas Priest frontman recalled, "And this really good-looking, muscled guy comes in, peers into the stall, and winks at me. And I thought 'Oh boy, here we go!' I reached into my shorts and started fondling myself. Getting ready. And then he turns to face me, reaches into his shirt pocket, pulls out a badge, and yells 'Police! You're under arrest for public indecency.' I was like 'Oh...shit. If this ever gets out, I'm ruined.' But eventually, when the cop found out who I was, he promised me they'd keep the whole thing quiet and it wouldn't appear in the papers. I stood in front of a judge, pled guilty, and paid a fine."