March 1 Toronto Ontario Provincial […]

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1979-02-01

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March 1 Toronto Ontario Provincial Court Judge Fred McMahon acquitted several men who had been charged with public nudity at Hanlan's Point beach during the summer of 1978. He ruled that sunbathing in an isolated location was a lawful excuse for being nude, even though the beach was a public place. The office of the Attorney General appealed the acquittals, and County Court Judge Patrick Lesage later overruled the acquittals. All the men received either conditional or absolute discharges, and did not appeal.

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Hanlan's Point Beach Toronto

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Patrick Lesage F.J. McMahon

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Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of Justice

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"Nudity Acquittals Appealed," Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 15."Acquittals Overturned in Beach Nudity Trial," Body Politic, no. 60 (1980), p. 9

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Patrick Lesage

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