Re: Townsend

["tony schinella" <radiotony@attbi.com>]

Plus, they nailed Gary Glitter for having kiddie porn on his hard drive.
When he handed in his computer to a tech company to fix, the techs found the
files and called Scotland Yard. I believe he only served a year or two. It
wasn't that long.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
To: "Boston Radio" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: Townsend


> So what's the radio reaction to Pete Townsend's arrest?  Are any stations
> boycotting the Who's music like was done with Cat Stevens?  Or is this a
> good excuse for a Who weekend?
>
> I'm not sure how the child pornography laws are in England, but Townsend's
> "research" defense wouldn't fly in this country.  There's no "research"
> exemption.  A guy from Norway, Maine tried that one a couple of years ago.
> He's now a guest of the federal prison system.
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
>