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Pete Townshend has removed a self penned story from his own website after complaints from children’s charities.

The story entitled ‘The Comedian’ told of a fictional sexual encounter between two sixteen year olds as was blasted by one charity as “just a form of titillation".

Posting on his website blog Townshend apologised to anyone offended, adding, "I have to accept that even if I write fiction I do so as someone who is well known and carry my past and controversy with me."

Speaking about the story Kidscape director Michele Elliot told the BBC: "It's just a form of titillation. Responsible adults should not put graphic details of teenagers having sex on the web."

Townshend was put on the sex offender’s register after being arrested in 2003 as part of the Police’s Operation Ore anti-paedophilia campaign.

He denied the charges with the defence that he was researching child porn websites for his autobiography.
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  • If he’s been put on the sex offender’s register then surely his common sense should’ve told him that writing a story and including a part about kids having sex was a huge no-no. Personally I can’t understand why you would need to research child pornography through the internet, using his fame I’m sure he could’ve found legitimate ways of obtainging the information he required, after all, if it was for his book, he was never going to publish the pictures he saw

    ~ by jomdaisy 11/30/1999

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  • I think you’re assuming a lot. Like most people did (and still do), you’re assuming you know what kind of research he did, and what he was looking for. Don’t be so quick to judge, without all the facts.

    ~ by jimmyeightysix 11/30/1999

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