Massachusetts Appeals Court July 23, 1990, No. 89-P-365 (Commonwealth v. Bly)

Around midnight of May 24, 1987, Linwood McManus (the victim), a gay man in his fifties, walking homeward after dinner with a friend, stopped at Harriet Tubman Park, located at the junction of Warren and Columbus Avenues in the South End district of Boston. The park was a cruising area for homosexuals. The victim was approached by the defendant. There was some talk.