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   Who is Pete Townshend?

   • Townshend was the highest-profile figure busted in Operation Ore, the British arm of a worldwide FBI crackdown on Internet child pornography. Following a four-month investigation, Who guitarist Pete Townshend has been cleared of child pornography charges.

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   How did Pete Townshend get arrested?

   • The process will involve taking the guitarist's fingerprints, a DNA sample and a photograph. Townshend was arrested January 13 for plunking down a credit card to view the child porn site, but he said he did so only as research for his autobiography (see [article id="1459501"]"Pete Townshend Arrested In Child Porn Investigation" [/article]).

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   Did Pete Townshend access a paedophile website?

   • Pete Townshend has told the BBC he lacked the "courage and strength" to go to court over allegations he had accessed a paedophile website. The Who guitarist, 67, accepted a police caution in 2003 but was cleared of possessing indecent pictures downloaded from the internet.

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   Did Pete Townshend get bowel cancer?

   • He now says it was “one of the best things that ever happened to me”. The Who’s Pete Townshend has said his child abuse pics arrest saved his life — as it led him to discover he had bowel cancer. Guitarist Pete, 74, admitted using his credit card to access a sick website in 2003, although he downloaded no images.

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2. www.oxygen.com › crime-news › pete-townshend-of-thePete Townshend Of The Who: Child Porn Arrest Saved My Life ...

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   Oct 28, 2019 · Guitarist Pete Townshend Claims Child Pornography Arrest 'Probably Saved My Life'. Pete Townshend’s arrest meant that he had to register as a sex offender for five years, but it also led to a life-saving cancer diagnosis, he recently revealed. By Sharon Lynn Pruitt Oct 28, 2019, 3:48 PM ET.

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   Oct 9, 2012 · Operation Ore. Townshend's arrest came during the Operation Ore investigation into images of child sex abuse on the internet. He was one of 1,600 people arrested in the UK from details given...

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   Sep 28, 2012 · Legendary Who guitarist Pete Townshend, who was forced to register as a sex offender in 2003 after authorities determined he downloaded child porn, broke his longstanding silence on the...

6. www.news.com.au › entertainment › celebrity-lifeThe Who rocker Pete Townshend: Child porn ... - news.com.au

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   Oct 28, 2019 · October 28, 2019 - 3:43PM. The Sun. More from Celebrity Life. The Who’s Pete Townshend has said his child abuse pics arrest saved his life — as it led him to discover he had bowel cancer. Guitarist Pete, 74, admitted using his credit card to access a sick website in 2003, although he downloaded no images.

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   May 7, 2003 · 1:49 PM. Following a four-month investigation, Who guitarist Pete Townshend has been cleared of child pornography charges. However, London's Metropolitan Police have taken the precaution of...

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   Oct 8, 2023 · The Who star claimed that it was research for a campaign against pedophilia for his memoir, where Townshend believed he may have been sexually abused as a child: “You have to know what’s out...

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    May 7, 2003 · MAY 7--After a four-month investigation, London police today cleared Pete Townshend of kiddie porn charges. But the rock star will still spend five years on a U.K. register of sex offenders...