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<A HREF="mailto:johnmarsden@icBirmingham.net";>To whom this may concern,

I have been watching in horror the recent media coverage about Pete 
Townshend's "alleged" involvement in child pornography</A>.

He voluntarily went to the authorities and was released without charges. 

I have known about his firm and active stand against this horrible scourge on 
decent society for over a year now, because I read an article that he himself 
wrote and put up on his website in January of 2002 in an effort to confront 
this insidious evil that plagues the Internet.  He attacks it with a 
vengeance. Pete Townshend is the first person I have ever been warned by with 
regard to this evil, in an intelligent and serious way.  I have since taken 
the safeguards recommended by him to try to protect my own children.  I am 
also far less naive about this taboo subject that is now brought to the 
public eye -- because of him. <A HREF="http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/media/020116adifferentbomb.pdf";>
http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/media/020116adifferentbomb.pdf</A>  This is the 
article entitled "A Different Bomb". (It requires adobe acrobat reader to 
open)

The horrible shame in all of this is that he is being made a scapegoat for 
the real perpetrators before the facts on his side even come out.  He is 
being portrayed 180 degrees backwards!

I have seen his face and name everywhere beside the word "pedophile"... This 
sickens me to the point that I want to throw up. He made a foolish mistake in 
using a credit card to access a site.  I have no doubt as to his motive.  If 
you read A different Bomb, you will come to understand more of what is going 
on in his crusade. I have heard NOTHING about this writing in the press.

I received much help from Pete.  My wife is very similar to the woman that 
committed suicide in his account.  After reading it, she wept tears of 
joy-because it released hidden pain within her, knowing that someone 
understands and is taking action.  

There is much more than a "sensational" story here.  There are real human 
lives at stake.  Pete has been brave enough to say things out loud and now it 
seems that he has been made a sacrifice. At present his life is destroyed. 
Please take the time to look at all the facts and help to give this man his 
life back.

Sincerely,  

Jon Knoppe

Auburn Hills, Michigan  USA