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A child abuse prevention group in the U.K. is protesting against British rock icons The Who’s appearance at the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIV halftime show on February 7. Child Abuse Watch is requesting the NFL remove guitarist Pete Townshend from the lineup due to his 2003 arrest for accessing child pornography on his computer.
Child Abuse Watch founder and CEO Evin Daly told the press, “The Who is a great band. Pete Townshend is the only issue here.”
Townshend, pictured, was given a police warning following the charges and put on the U.K.’s Violent and Sex Offender Register for five years. Townshend contends that he purchased access to a Texas-based pedophile website as part of research for his autobiography, which was published in 2008. He was also booked for possession of “indecent pictures,” but was cleared of those charges, as no pictures were found on his computer.
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