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April 3 Winnipeg Former CBC […]

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1980-04-03

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April 3 Winnipeg Former CBC television personality Allen Spraggett was found not guilty of two charges of gross indecency. He had been charged on February 20, 1979, as part of the "juvenile-sex-for-cash" scandal. Spraggett, a popular expert on the occult, was married and had five children. He had lost all of his income from radio, television, and lecture appearances because of negative publicity generated by the case.

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Winnipeg

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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"Spraggett Acquitted on Two Sex Charges," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 4 April 1980, p. 9.Ian Pearson, "Trial by Ordeal: Newsworthy Until Proven Innocent. How the Media Pass Pre-trial Sentence," Toronto Life, September 1980, pp. 48–49, 84–86"Former CBC Host Found Not Guilty," Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 16Paul Dalby, "13-month Nightmare Ends with Broadcaster's Acquittal," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 5 April 1980, p. A2
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