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| Joey |
" Child porn: Police arrest Who star "
" LONDON, England --Police in London have arrested Pete Townshend, guitarist with The Who, on suspicion of a series of offences connected with child pornography -- including the making of indecent images.
Townsend, 57, was arrested at his London home on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, suspicion of making indecent images of children and suspicion of incitement to distribute indecent images of children, Scotland Yard said.
He was taken into custody at a south-west London police station, police said.
A Scotland Yard spokesman told the Press Association: "He has been arrested under the Protection of Children Act 1978 on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, suspicion of making indecent images of children and on suspicion of incitement to distribute indecent images of children."
Townsend had earlier admitted visiting a Web site advertising child pornography. He said he was not a paedophile and had only used the site once as research for an autobiography dealing with his own suspected childhood sexual abuse.
He made the admission on Saturday after a newspaper reported that detectives were investigating an unidentified British rock star for downloading child pornography.
The spokesman said that two arrest warrants were executed at separate addresses in Richmond, southwest London, on Monday.
"One address is a business address and the other is residential. A number of items, including computers, have been removed from the residential address for forensic examination."
On Monday, a group of police officers arrived at Townshend's London home, one carrying a plastic crate carrying packaging to store potential evidence.
The rock star was at home, and his lawyer, John Cohen, told reporters they were meeting police.
"It's by mutual agreement. We approached the police this morning and said that we should meet," Cohen said.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman at the scene said the police, including forensic officers, had obtained a search warrant.
"There will be a thorough and detailed search of the premises. It will take as long as necessary," she said.
British police have arrested 1,300 suspects, including a judge, magistrates, dentists, hospital consultants and a deputy school headmaster, as part of Operation Ore, a crackdown on people who view child pornography on the Internet. Fifty police officers also have been arrested, and eight of them have been charged with offences.
Operation Ore is the British arm of an FBI-led operation that traced 250,000 suspected paedophiles around the world through credit card details used to pay for downloading child pornography. The names of British suspects were passed on to police here by U.S. investigators.
Townshend's friend, model Jerry Hall, said Sunday that Townshend was an "avid supporter" of child welfare charities and had spoken at length about the dangers of child pornography on the Internet.
The star said he never downloaded the material and only entered a site once using a credit card purely as part of research for a book he plans to publish later this year. (Profile)
In his statement, Townshend said: "I am not a paedophile. I have never entered chat rooms on the Internet to converse with children.
"I have, to the contrary, been shocked, angry and vocal (especially on my Web site) about the explosion of advertised paedophilic images on the Internet." (Statement)
Under UK law, it is a criminal offence punishable by up to up to five years imprisonment for anyone to possess indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children. (The law)
But an accused person has a defence if he can show that he had a legitimate reason for having the picture. "
The horror.................
The horror..................
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| EthanWickedAsHeSeems |
I believe Pete Townshend to be innocent of the desire to view child pornography for his own sick pleasure or of being a pedophile. I think he really was doing research to combat such things. However, he is guilty of failing to realize that the authorities might investigate him or not believe this story. Even if it was for research, he had no right to have or buy the things he did without proper permission or prior clarification. Lets hope he gets off on these charges and uses better judgement next time. |
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| moy |
if this part is real "suspicion of making indecent images of children and suspicion of incitement to distribute indecent images of children" he's in big trouble. |
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| CS |
" I have never had a problem with kids - only with policemen "
Pete Townshend 2003
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| LadyJane |
He's finished!! No matter what the outcome of the investigation, these allegations will never leave the public's mind. I'm shocked and saddened! His poor wife and kids!! Another dark day for Who fans!
LadyJ. |
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| luxury1 |
If the allegations are true--fry the mother-fucker. I don't care how good he is on guitar. |
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| Soul Survivor |
What the fuck Pete!
I just recently got like really into the Who, and now I find out Uncle Pete is a perv....
I mean, im a perv too, but I dont check out lil kids
I guess it's "A Legal Matter from now on" |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Only a fucking idiot would go on a child porn site for research!
Did he need to view the pictures for research? What sort of research was it he wanted to do?
What can you learn from one of these sites?
Alex
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| cocksucker |
fuck off with that Pete Townshend stuff Joey. Why pay so much attention on this board to such an idiot and criminal?! |
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| Soul Survivor |
you can be such a cocksucker sometimes........... |
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| steel driving hammer |
quote:
CS wrote:
" I have never had a problem with kids - only with policemen "
Pete Townshend 2003
CS! That was the funniest thing I've heard all day!
Thanks for the smile!
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| nankerphelge |
Yeah he really fucked up -- Christ at least use someone else's credit card!!
When I first heard about it, I figured Jeez, the way porn sites are, he could have mistakenly clicked on something and all of a sudden a million pop-ups show up! Fucking things are like the Hydra -- you close one and ten take it's place!!
But when you give your name and CC# -- man Pete, what were you thinking. |
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| Tom |
I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie
I'm glad you won't see or hear me
As I fiddle about
Fiddle about
Fiddle about !
Your mother left me here to mind you
Now I'm doing what I want to
Fiddling about
Fiddling about
Fiddle about!
Down with the bedclothes
Up with the nightshirt!
Fiddle about
Fiddle about
Fiddle about !
You won't shout as I fiddle about
Fiddle about
Fiddle about
Fiddle about !
Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle.
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ROUGH BOYS
Tough boys
Running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys
Under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys
Come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you
I wanna see what I can find
Tough kids
Take a bottle of wine
When your deal is broken
Ten quid
She's so easy to find
Not a word is spoken
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I'm still pretty blissed here
Tough boy
I'm gonna carry you home
You got pretty pissed dear
Gonna get inside you
Gonna get inside your bitter mind
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I wanna buy you leather
Make noise
Try and talk me away
We can't be seen together
Tough kids
What can I do?
I'm so pale and weedy
Rough fits
In my Hush Puppy shoes
But I'm still pleading
Tough boys
Running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys
Under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys
Come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you
I wanna see what I can find!
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| cocksucker |
Soul Survivor: sometimes yeah.... but this time not: i'm sick and tired reading all the time about that pervert. The hell with Pete! |
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| LadyJane |
quote:
cocksucker wrote:
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Soul Survivor: sometimes yeah.... but this time not: i'm sick and tired reading all the time about that pervert. The hell with Pete!
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Hey Cocksucker, what's up with "reading all the time?" This has been news for just a little over 24 hours. Excussseeee us for needing a place to vent!!
LadyJ. |
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| Moonisup |
investagation MY ASS, pete had to know what he was doing, soo stupid, I don't think I will believe him. But his career is gone, that is for sure, that is a pitty, a good musician wasted
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| Strange_Stray_Cat |
Isn't Pete Mick's neigbor???
Neighbors, do unto strangers
Do unto neighbors
What you do to yourself, yourself, yourself
[Edited by Strange_Stray_Cat] |
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| moy |
and friend |
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| Boomhauer |
We got some sick motherf##kers livin' in this world.
I just don't get it..................is ADULT porn not good enough for these pshycos?
I feel sad for these kids that are involved in this sick and twisted crap. And I feel like running over the pedophiles and child porn "enthusiasts" with a friggin' school bus!
But Pete...........................if you wanted to do research, contact authorities FIRST and ask them about this shit. I believe that if he did this, it would all be OK, but he f##ked up. |
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| jb |
Thank god the Stones have never been involved in such a sick thing. |
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| Dandelion* |
quote:
nankerphelge wrote:
Yeah he really fucked up -- Christ at least use someone else's credit card!!
When I first heard about it, I figured Jeez, the way porn sites are, he could have mistakenly clicked on something and all of a sudden a million pop-ups show up! Fucking things are like the Hydra -- you close one and ten take it's place!!
But when you give your name and CC# -- man Pete, what were you thinking.
I am really amazed that ANYONE would use a credit card on a kiddie porn site. I guess this somewhat proves how messed up in the head those people are.
I was hoping his claims were true but the fact that he was hauled in is not a good thing, is it? Innocent until proven guilty but no matter what the truth is, he's in for a hellish ride. |
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| sonicrock |
I DONT WANT TO BELIEVE IT........WTF |
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| nankerphelge |
Dead nuts on Dandy - what a shame.. |
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| steel driving hammer |
quote:
Strange_Stray_Cat wrote:
Isn't Pete Mick's neigbor???
Neighbors, do unto strangers
Do unto neighbors
What you do to yourself, yourself, yourself
[Edited by Strange_Stray_Cat]
Cat, your killing me!
That was so funny! Nice one. |
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| cocksucker |
It is a shame that the name Pete Towshend is used on this board. Let we never ever mention him again. |
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| Strange_Stray_Cat |
How stupid can one be.....watching childporn takes a complete idiot, but paying for it with your credit card...he must have been completely stoned and high and drunk..
[Edited by Strange_Stray_Cat] |
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| telecaster |
quote:
nankerphelge wrote:
Yeah he really fucked up -- Christ at least use someone else's credit card!!
When I first heard about it, I figured Jeez, the way porn sites are, he could have mistakenly clicked on something and all of a sudden a million pop-ups show up! Fucking things are like the Hydra -- you close one and ten take it's place!!
But when you give your name and CC# -- man Pete, what were you thinking.
Nanker: You need to get "Pop Up Stopper". All that shit
comes to an end. No more pop ups. Try cnet.com and downloand for free. Also get "Start Up Guard" so nobody
can change your settings
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| nankerphelge |
Thanks for the tips, but I don't surf porn sites anymore. I gots myself an inflatable party sheep, and man let me tell you, you cannot tell the difference between the real thing and latex!!! |
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| Moonisup |
pete is not known for his intelligence |
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| nankerphelge |
Well, he's gonna be known for something else now... |
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