November 30 Ottawa Provincial Court […]
When
1977-11-30
Description
November 30 Ottawa Provincial Court judge Bernard Ryan found Peter Maloney guilty of keeping a common bawdy house. The charge arose out of the police raid on the Club Baths of Ottawa on May 22, 1976, during which acts of oral sex had been observed by officers. Maloney had been a shareholder and secretary-treasurer of the club, and was arrested later in Toronto. Ryan concluded that although gay sauna clubs may have a place in the community, the sexual acts that occur there must be private, and cannot take place in front of observers. Maloney received a conditional discharge, with the provision he sever links with the club and report to a probation officer for a year.
All Places
TorontoThe Club BathsOttawaAll People
P.M. (Peter Maloney)Bernard RyanAll Organizations
Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of JusticeToronto Police ServiceAll Citations
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