March 11 Toronto Three undercover […]

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1977-03-11

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March 11 Toronto Three undercover policemen arrested seven men at the International Steam Baths (458 Spadina Avenue). The men were charged with indecent assault on a male and performing an indecent act. One arrested man claimed that he had been entrapped. The Toronto Star published the names, ages, and addresses of the charged men. Two men were also charged with keeping a common bawdy house; they were found not guilty by Ontario Provincial Court Judge Peter Wilch on February 25, 1979.

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February 10 Toronto Police raided […]

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International Steam Bath Toronto

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Peter Wilch

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Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of Justice Toronto Police Service

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Toronto Daily Star; Toronto Star

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Untitled article, Gay Rising, April 1977, p. 1."Steambath Operators Acquited[sic]," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 24 February 1979, p. A19 "Steam Bath Puts Heat on Patrons," Toronto Star, four star ed., 14 March 1977, p. C2 "Spadina Steambath Allowed Sex, Trial Told," Toronto Star, four star ed., 23 February 1979, p. A4 "Participant Observers Nab Seven," Body Politic, no. 32 (1977), p. 6 George Hislop, "Toronto Update: Directions to Note," Directions: For Gay Men, 1, no. 3 (1977): 30–31

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Peter Wilch

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