March 30–April 21 Toronto After […]

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1981-03-04 – 1981-04-21

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March 30–April 21 Toronto After having exhausted all avenues of appeal on constitutional issues, the five men (Andy Fabo, Paul Gaudet, George Hislop, Jerry Levy, and Rick Stenhouse) charged as keepers of a common bawdy house after the December 9, 1978, raid of the Barracks steam bath, appeared before Ontario Provincial Court Judge Harold Rice in Courtroom 42 of Old City Hall. All five defendants pleaded not guilty. Evidence presented at the trial included boxes full of S&M items, as well as eyewitness testimony of events witnessed at the Barracks by undercover policemen. On April 21, 1981, Judge Rice ruled that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to establish a case, and it was up to the defence to determine whether they would respond with testimony in the case. The trial was adjourned to May 4, 1981. (See also April 2, 1981; April 22, 1981; and May 4, 1981.)

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May 4 Toronto Defence lawyer Morris […]April 22 Toronto One day after the […]April 2 Toronto More than 200 people […]March 16 Toronto Andy Fabo, George […]December 9–22 Toronto On December 9, […]

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Old City Hall Barracks Bathhouse Toronto

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Harold Rice Rick Stenhouse Jerry Levy George Hislop Paul Gaudet Andy Fabo

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Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of Justice

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"Sound of Whip in Barracks, Cop Says," Toronto Sun, 8 April 1981, p. 46."Le process de The Barracks," Le Berdache, no. 21 (1981), p. 15 Margaret Mironowicz, "Saw Men Engaging in Sex at Club, Policeman Testifies," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 1 April 1981, p. 5 Margaret Mironowicz, "Chains, Handcuffs Found in Barracks Raid, Trial Told: Pictures by Police," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 31 March 1981, p. 5 Margaret Mironowicz, "Bawdy House Trial Will Hear Debate over Membership Lists," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 2 April 1981, p. 5 "List of Members Secret in Bawdy-house Trial," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 3 April 1981, p. 5 Gerald Hannon, "Making Gay Sex Dirty: The Barracks Trial Shines the Cold Light of the Law on Erotic Play," Body Politic, no. 73 (1981), pp. 8–9 "Gloves Are Worn to Handle Exhibits," Toronto Sun, 2 April 1981, p. 24 "Fighting the Case to the Top for the Right to Trial by Jury," Body Politic, no. 73 (1981), p. 8 "Defence Wants Ban on Barracks Names," Toronto Star, four star ed., 2 April 1981, p. D18 Farrell Crook, "Saw Sex Acts at Barracks Club Officer Tells Trial," Toronto Star, four star ed., 1 April 1981, p. A22 Farrell Crook, "Officer Clad in Towel Feared Sexual Attack at Barracks, Trial Told," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 4 April 1981, p. A19 Farrell Crook, "Crown Wins Argument in Barracks Bawdy House Trial," Toronto Star, four star ed., 21 April 1981, p. A15 Farrell Crook, "Chains, Cuffs at Barracks, Police Say," Toronto Star, four star ed., 31 March 1981, p. D6 "Courtroom Pornography" (editorial), Body Politic, no. 73 (1981), p. 7 "Cop Tells Trial About Seized Sex Toys," Toronto Sun, 9 April 1981, p. 59 "Cop Describes Bathhouse Sex," Toronto Sun, 1 April 1981, p. 62 "Club a 'Sex Supermarket' Bawdy House Trial Told," Toronto Star, four star ed., 15 April 1981, p. C21 Sara-Jane Bourgon, "'I'm the Owner,' Hislop Said at Gay Raid," Toronto Sun, 5 April 1981, p. 48 Sara-Jane Bourgon, "Cop Tells Trial: Sex Devices Found in Raid," Toronto Sun, 31 March 1981, p. 35 "Bathhouse Had 2,500 Members," Toronto Sun, 3 April 1981, p. 44 "Barracks Charges Challenged," Toronto Star, four star ed., 14 April 1981, p. A25

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Harold Rice

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