Re: Fury at Townshend Let-Off

[Alan McKendree <amck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 09:33:50 -0400
> From: "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org>
>
>  >The Sun speaks at:
>  ><http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003210937,00.html>
> > Fury at Townshend let-off
> > By MIKE SULLIVAN and IAN HEPBURN, Sun Crime Team
> <snip>
>
> > But by the time Townshend was arrested he had got rid
> > of the computer he used when he paid to access the
>  >depraved images in 1999.
This is the one and only place I've seen it stated that Pete paid for 
access, as opposed to simply giving his credit card to verify his 
age.  I need confirmation, as this could easily be a case of sloppy 
writing and editing.

The Sun states, "Operation Ore was launched after US investigators 
gave detectives details of Brits who had paid to access child porn on 
the web."

While I'm sure a large majority of the card numbers turned over to 
British police were used to pay, it was never stated at any time 
since this thing broke (AFAIK) that the numbers were ONLY of cards 
used to pay.

"But by the time Townshend was arrested he had got rid of the 
computer he used when he paid to access the depraved images in 1999."

And I'm with AEB on this...where did the Sun get this 
infonugget...that out of nearly a dozen computers Pete owned, he "got 
rid" of the exact one that he used to access the site?  Further, even 
if he did get rid of that computer, I don't believe he acted with 
evil intent, nor will I believe it until I hear or see Pete's own 
admission to that effect (which, frankly, seems extremely unlikely).

I have more I could say, but I'll save it unless and until it is 
verified that Pete paid.

Cheers,
--
Alan
"That's unbelievable, if that's true."
   --Howard Stern, 5/25/00