July 28–August Edmonton Trials were […]
When
1981-07-28 – 1981-08
Description
July 28–August Edmonton Trials were held for men charged as found-ins during the May 30, 1981, raid on the Pisces Spa. Nineteen men pleaded guilty, while thirty-four others decided to fight the charges. (See also August 1, 1981, and September 9, 1981.)
All Events
September 9 Edmonton The Alberta […]August 1 Edmonton The Biltmore Club […]June 4 Edmonton Less than a week […]All Places
EdmontonAll Citations
"Pisces for 'Deviants,' Judge Says in Ruling," Edmonton Journal, final ed., 9 September 1981, p. B9."Homosexual Club Ruled Bawdy House: Judge Rejects Man's Not Guilty Plea," Globe and Mail, weekend ed., 8 August 1981, p. 11Gerald Hannon, "Guilty Verdict in Pisces Trial Discouraging Sign for Found-ins," Body Politic, no. 76 (1981), p. 11"Delaying with Gay Abandon," Toronto Sun, 14 August 1981, p. 75"Crown Calls Pisces Place for 'Depraved,'" Edmonton Journal, final ed., 31 July 1981, p. B6Cathie Bartlett, "Pisces Found-in Gets $300 Fine: Testimony 'Utterly' Rejected," Edmonton Journal, weekend ed., 8 August 1981, p. B1Robin Barstow, "Spa Group Sex Seen by Police," Edmonton Journal, a.m. ed., 29 July 1981, pp. A1, A2Robin Barstow, "Orgies in Spa Unnoticed, Pisces Patron Tells Court," Edmonton Journal, a.m. ed., 30 July 1981, pp. A1, A3
