March 11 Toronto Three undercover […]
When
1977-03-11
Description
March 11 Toronto Three undercover policemen arrested seven men at the International Steam Baths (458 Spadina Avenue). The men were charged with indecent assault on a male and performing an indecent act. One arrested man claimed that he had been entrapped. The Toronto Star published the names, ages, and addresses of the charged men. Two men were also charged with keeping a common bawdy house; they were found not guilty by Ontario Provincial Court Judge Peter Wilch on February 25, 1979.
All Events
February 10 Toronto Police raided […]All Places
International Steam BathTorontoAll People
Peter WilchAll Organizations
Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of JusticeToronto Police ServiceAll Periodicals
Toronto Daily Star; Toronto StarAll Citations
Untitled article, Gay Rising, April 1977, p. 1."Steambath Operators Acquited[sic]," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 24 February 1979, p. A19"Steam Bath Puts Heat on Patrons," Toronto Star, four star ed., 14 March 1977, p. C2"Spadina Steambath Allowed Sex, Trial Told," Toronto Star, four star ed., 23 February 1979, p. A4"Participant Observers Nab Seven," Body Politic, no. 32 (1977), p. 6George Hislop, "Toronto Update: Directions to Note," Directions: For Gay Men, 1, no. 3 (1977): 30–31
