Pete Townshead arrested for Child Pornography

[Guest redbaron51]

London — Rock star Pete Townshend of rock group The Who arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, police say.

 

Police questioned Mr. Townshend at his London home on Monday after he admitted visiting a Web site advertising child pornography.

 

Mr. Townshend, 57, the guitarist and songwriter for The Who, said he was not a pedophile and had only used the site once while doing 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.

 

On Monday, a group of police officers arrived at Mr. Townshend's London home, one carrying a plastic crate to store potential evidence.

 

The rock star was at home, and his lawyer, John Cohen, told reporters they were meeting with police.

 

"It's by mutual agreement. We approached the police this morning and said that we should meet," Mr. 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 pedophiles 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.

 

Mr. Townshend's friend, model Jerry Hall, said Sunday that Mr. Townshend was an "avid supporter" of child welfare charities and had spoken at length about the dangers of child pornography on the Internet.

 

 

credit: globeandmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

um...okay then...

 

 

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

See, it looks like Townsend is just doing research for his book, on a part about childhood sexual abuse, so he has nothing to really hide.

[Guest IDrinkRatsMilk]

I don't think he was in the wrong here (noting that I don't consider research for his book wrong), from the information presented.

[Guest Banky]

Researching a book? Gimme a break. I'm sure more evidence will come out in days to come.

[Guest Sassquatch]

Townshead has always been an odd ball and until we find out more information on this, people should reserve the judgement calls until enough evidence has been brought forth.

 

If this does turn into another Gary Glitter deal Townshead could be royallt screwed.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Ugh. That's disappointing.

[Guest MrRant]

Pee Wee... The Buller Principal and now Townshend? I'm just waiting for someone to pick up R. Kelly for having sex with a min... oh...nevermind.

[Guest El Satanico]

Well it shouldn't be considered disappointing until you find out if he's in the wrong or not.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Stuff like this doesn't turn out for the better too often. He's probably a sicko.

[Guest converge241]

Tommy..can you touch me?

[Guest saturnmark4life]

I don't think so, he did tell the police about it voluntarily.

[Guest Downhome]

I don't think so, he did tell the police about it voluntarily.

Wouldn't anyone the hell try to tell them someone after they had been discovered of some sort of bullshit like this? I most certainly thing so.

 

I'm begining to question just how many other "famous people" are into this sort of thing. I do believe many of us would be quite suprised.

 

If Townshead WAS molested as a child, I wouldn't be suprised. He may be saying that he was researching, but we all know that's a lie more than likely. Many people, who were molested as a child, do indeed look at this type of thing, so I wouldn't doubt he was molested as a child.

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

anyone ever hear that song on Tommy? Fiddle about?

[Guest saturnmark4life]

'Wouldn't anyone the hell try to tell them someone after they had been discovered of some sort of bullshit like this? I most certainly thing so.'

 

no offence or anything, but I didn't understand that sentence. And yeah I believe he was molested by his grandmother, which is why he was researching this area for his book.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Things that are bad? This.

 

I like to think that, with all the work he does against pedophilia, he's not immersed in it like this. I'll wait for the facts to come out on this one.

[Guest Kinetic]

So they can, like, gather your credit card data and see that you've been buying child pornography? Does this apply to America, as well? And does anyone have a place where I can stay until the heat dies down?

[Guest godthedog]

So they can, like, gather your credit card data and see that you've been buying child pornography? Does this apply to America, as well? And does anyone have a place where I can stay until the heat dies down?

you can stay at my place. but only if you have a little sister, and only if you bring her with you.

[Guest Kinetic]

It just so happens that I do have a little sister. But I must warn you: There's a gaping chasm of moral acceptability between looking at naked young girls and knowing naked young girls, in the Biblical sense. Plus, she's 13. Sorry to say it, but the bloom is off the rose.

[Guest IDrinkRatsMilk]

You guys ought to cut Townshend just a little slack. Kiddie porn is one of those things where even if you're innocent, you're still guilty. All I'm saying is wait until there's no doubt that he's guilty before condemning him.

[Guest Kinetic]

I just realized that the title of this thread refers to him as "Pete Townshead." Do you think The Who would have been at all different if his name actually was Pete Townshead? That's more of a "member of a preservation society" last name than a "rock god" last name. Change one letter in his last name and me talking about kiddie porn is sick and bizarre, rather than astute social commentary.

 

Life is a game of inches, people.

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Tough boys

Running the streets

Come a little closer

Rough toys

Under the sheets

Nobody knows here

Rough 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 blind

Not a word is spoken

Rough boys

Don't walk away

I'm still pretty blissed here

Tough boys

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 your 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 pleadin

Tough boys

Running the streets

Come a little closer

Rough toys

Under the sheets

Nobody knows her

Rough boys

Come over here

I wanna bite and kiss you

I wanna see what I can find

 

Hmmm?

[Guest nl5xsk1]

I don't know if I've heard it wrong, but what I've heard is that the story has evolved from he "stumbled" across some by searching out "boys" "russian" and "orphanages" into a search engine. And this happened in like 1997, or so. Then I heard that he used his credit card to pay to access a kiddy porn site, in the recent past. Two drastically different stories.

 

And he wasn't molested as a kid, he was abused though.

 

Story on the Smoking Gun: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/pet...townshend1.html

[Guest Dmann2000]

anyone ever hear that song on Tommy? Fiddle about?

But that song was written by John Entwhistle, you know the bloke who died last year of a cocaine induced heart-attack?

 

Man rock stars are fucked up

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

I thought all of Tommy was written by Townshend? Hmmm, this requires research. I hate research.

 

BTW: I think The Who may have inheritied the Dead's aura of being "cursed"...

[Guest Mad Dog]

He got busted for using his credit card to gain access to a kiddy porn site.

 

I think that's condemning enough.

[Guest The Hamburglar]

Pedogeddon is taking place right now in Britain. Pedos from all walks of society are being unearthed. Even the Evil that is MATTHEW KELLY has been brought to heel. And yet, still the question has still not being answered....Is paedophilia wrong if the child says yes? And if animals and corpses could talk and give consent, would bestiality and necrophilia really be looked down upon? Hmmmm? I think such questions should be answered.

[Guest IDrinkRatsMilk]

Bestiality is really not the same. An animal can tear you the fuck up if you try to fuck it when it doesn't want you to. That's what I hear, anyway.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Is paedophilia wrong if the child says yes? And if animals and corpses could talk and give consent, would bestiality and necrophilia really be looked down upon? Hmmmm? I think such questions should be answered.

 

Yes, yes, and yes.

 

It's always been more favorable to hunt within the realm of the living, in one's own species, and preferably, age group.