May 2 Toronto County Court Judge […]

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1978-05-02

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May 2 Toronto County Court Judge Hugh O'Connell sentenced Terry Atkinson, David Ing, and Orland Roberts to eight months in a reformatory and one year's probation for the savage beating of three gay men (Peter Holleley, Gary Illman, and Hennis White) in Riverdale Park, a popular gay cruising spot, on September 10, 1977. The youths were residents of Clifton House, a group home for delinquent boys, when the crime occurred. The Ontario Court of Appeal later trebled their sentences, to two years less a day, the maximum that could be served in a provincial jail.

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Clifton House for Boys Riverdale Park Toronto

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Hennis White Gary Illman Peter Holleley Orland Roberts David Ing Terry Atkinson Hugh O'Connell

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Ontario Court of Appeal

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Robin Hardy, "Sentences Trebled for Attacks on Gays," Body Politic, no. 48 (1978), p. 10.Robin Hardy, "Guilty of Brutal Attack, 'Queerbashers' Get Jail Term," Body Politic, no. 44 (1978), p. 5 "3 Jailed for Attacks in Park," Toronto Star, four star ed., 3 May 1978, p. C29

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Terry Atkinson

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