<P> Gacy's wife gave birth to two children: a son named Michael was born in February 1966, followed by a daughter named Christine in March 1967 . Gacy himself later described this period of his life as "perfect", adding that he finally earned the long - sought approval of his father . On one occasion in July 1966, Gacy's parents visited him and his family in Iowa during which, in a private talk with his father, Gacy, Sr., apologized for the physical and mental abuse he had inflicted upon his son throughout his childhood, before proudly informing him: "Son, I was wrong about you ." </P> <P> However, there was a seedier side of Jaycee life in Waterloo, one that involved wife swapping, prostitution, pornography, and drug use . Gacy was deeply involved in many of these activities and regularly cheated on his wife with local prostitutes . He is also known to have opened a "club" in his basement, where he allowed his employees to drink alcohol and play pool . Although Gacy employed teenagers of both sexes at his restaurants, he socialized only with his young male employees . Many were given alcohol before Gacy made sexual advances toward them, which, if rebuffed, he would claim were jokes or a test of morals . </P> <P> In August 1967, Gacy committed his first known sexual assault upon a teenage boy . The victim was a 15 - year - old named Donald Voorhees, the son of a fellow Jaycee . Gacy lured the youth to his house with the promise of showing Donald pornographic films . Gacy plied Voorhees with alcohol and persuaded the youth to perform oral sex upon him . Several other youths were sexually abused over the following months, including one whom Gacy encouraged to sleep with his wife before blackmailing the youth into performing oral sex upon him . Several teenagers were tricked into believing Gacy was commissioned with carrying out homosexual experiments in the interests of "scientific research", for which the youths were each paid up to $50 . </P> <P> In March 1968, Voorhees reported to his father that Gacy had sexually assaulted him . Voorhees Sr. immediately informed the police and Gacy was arrested and subsequently charged with oral sodomy in relation to Voorhees and the attempted assault of a 16 - year - old named Edward Lynch . Gacy vehemently denied the charges and demanded to take a polygraph test . This request was granted, although the results indicated Gacy was nervous when he denied any wrongdoing in relation to either Voorhees or Lynch . </P>

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