The Atlanta Police Department, at the request of library officials, had set up a stakeout in the library's men's restroom via a one-way mirror and arrested 20 people on charges of sodomy over a period of 8 days.
[2] On September 4, the police arrested two men for sodomy after witnessing them perform fellatio.
[1] Charges against the 20 men were brought before a Fulton County grand jury on September 15.
[5] James MacKay, who would later serve as a Representative from Georgia, spoke on behalf of the accused.
[6] Additionally, all men were barred from ever visiting the Atlanta Public Library again, several were required to leave Atlanta (with several of these men required to live with family members), and many had to report to church officials.