A man who called the Toronto Star to explain why he had taken three women hostage at an Eglinton West massage parlour will be released on time served Thursday and put on probation for two years. He felt he had no option other than to “create a public crisis” by taking the women hostage and calling a national newspaper “to bring attention to his plight,” she said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWIn doing this he “created a dangerous situation” for himself, the victims, police and the public, she said. He eventually let two of the women go, after one papered over the windows, locking the door behind them. In an hour-long phone call he made to the Star newsroom that day, Storms said: “I’ve needed help for a long time, OK?

Source: thestar July 03, 2019 21:00 UTC