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Article: Who star website attacked paedophile 'witch-hunt'; 'Innocent people are being arrested'.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2003
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Byline: JAMES LANGTON;CHARLES MIRANDA
DETAILS of an extraordinary letter written by Pete Townshend in defence of the rights of alleged paedophiles emerged today as the star was bailed by police after being questioned over child pornography offences.
The 57-year-old Who star, who was arrested at his home in south-west London at 7.25pm yesterday, posted an open letter on his personal website in which he claimed many alleged paedophiles are victims of a " witchhunt" by the Government and the media.
The open letter was posted in October on his personal website but has since been deleted. It addresses the issue of child abuse, which Townshend says ...