In August, Hollywood PD adamantly defended its decision to raid a gay-cruising destination. It's not clear how Lerner-Wren's ruling will affect the criminal charges against the other men in the case. 'The patrons who access the private viewing theaters where consensual activity occurs in the presence of other consenting adults objectively and subjectively possess a reasonable expectation of privacy.' 'The court finds that the Pleasure Emporium is not a public space under 800.03,' Lerner-Wren wrote. Today Broward County Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren confirmed what LGBTQ+ advocates have said for months: The locked room at the Pleasure Emporium was, in fact, a 'private space,' and the men should not have been charged for exposing their genitals 'in public.' Lerner-Wren dismissed a charge against one of the men involved. One man said he was outed and fired from his job as a result. The police department then sent the men's photos and names to the media, and many outlets happily blasted out the men's identities. This past July 26, Hollywood PD raided a gay-cruising hangout and arrested eight men allegedly caught masturbating in a private backroom and two others accused of performing oral sex on each other.
A Broward County judge has confirmed the Hollywood Police Department ruined the lives of ten gay men for no reason at all.
