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Alain Joyal stood in the centre of a room that has two dancer’s poles, sofa beds that are turned over and ripped documents strewn on the floor.

He said Laval police trashed the room during a raid shortly after midnight on Sunday.

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Joyal said there was nothing illicit happening at Le Frenchkiss, a swingers’ bar charging a $100 cover charge with private rooms, a communal shower and public areas where couples come to exchange sexual favours. The bar has been operating in the same building since 2014.

“They can do it here, and people can watch,” Joyal said during a tour of the private club on Tuesday.

He pointed to a small room with a sofa bed and strings of beads hanging in the doorway.

“Some people like to watch, and others like to be watched. It depends on what you’re into. We also have rooms where people can lock the door and have privacy.”

Laval police said they dismantled a clandestine bar on Saturday night operating as a private club in an industrial/commercial building at 1731 Cunard St., near Carrefour Laval, for serving alcohol without a permit.