February 14 Toronto Ontario […]

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1979-02-14

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February 14 Toronto Ontario Provincial Court Judge Sydney Harris found PTP, publisher of the Body Politic, and defendants Gerald Hannon, Ed Jackson, and Ken Popert not guilty as charged. He ruled that the December–January 1977–78 issue of the magazine, including the article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men," was not scurrilous, nor indecent, nor immoral. The second charge, possession of obscene material for distribution, was withdrawn by the Crown attorney. A victory celebration was held that evening at Buddy's Backroom Bar, 370 Church Street. Ontario Attorney General Roy McMurtry said that the Crown would consider appealing the verdict. (See also March 6, 1979, March–April 1979, and February 29, 1980.)