November 2 Toronto In the first […]
When
1981-11-02
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November 2 Toronto In the first keeper trial after the February 5 bath raids, Romans II Sauna employee Stephen Briggs pleaded guilty to keeping a common bawdy house and received an absolute discharge. Five other accused keepers had the charges against them withdrawn in plea bargaining. Due to this verdict, the legal status of the alleged found-ins awaiting trial was ambiguous.
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February 5 Toronto Almost 200 police […]All Places
TorontoAll People
Stephen BriggsAll Citations
"Man Free after Plea in Bathhouse Raids," Toronto Star, four star ed., 4 November 1981, p. A6."Lawyers and Politics" (editorial), Body Politic, no. 79 (1981), p. 6Philip Fotheringham, "At Trial: Clogged Courts, Bargained Pleas," Body Politic, no. 81 (1982), p. 11Chris Bearchell, "Legal Status of Found-ins in Doubt as Guilty Plea Ends Keepers' Case," Body Politic, no. 79 (1981), pp. 13–14"Bathhouse Charges against Five Withdrawn," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 4 November 1981, p. 4
