April 2 Montréal Municipal Court […]
When
1980-04-02
Description
April 2 Montréal Municipal Court Judge Roland Langlois found Giuseppe Salvaggio, owner of the Truxx bar, guilty of keeping a common bawdy house. On April 10, 1980, he was sentenced to ten days in jail and fined $5,000. Salvaggio's lawyer appealed the ruling to the Quebec Court of Appeal; the sentence was later reduced to three days in jail and a fine of $5,000.
All Events
October 22 Montréal More than fifty […]All Places
TruxxMontrealAll People
Giuseppe SalvaggioRoland LangloisAll Organizations
Montréal Municipal CourtCourt of Queen's Bench, Quebec Court of AppealAll Citations
"Le 'Trux,' Maison de Débauche," Le Devoir (Montréal), 11 April 1980, p. 2.Paul Trollope, "Truxx Owner Appeals Bawdy House Rap," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), p. 16"Jail, $5,000 Fine for Bar Owner," Montreal Gazette, 11 April 1980, p. 3Gerald Hannon, "Judge Finds Truxx Owner Guilty of Keeping Common Bawdy House," Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 11Philip Goulston, "Truxx: Une procédure de quatre ans," Le Berdache, no. 29 (1982), pp. 12–13Richard A. Brail, "Misleading Paranoia" (letter), Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), p. 7
