If I understand the AP correction, the site required a credit card as ID for entry, and it was pay-to-download. Pete did not pay and thus did not download.
I did not hear that correction before now. If true, it would appear to absolve him of a criminal act.
No, it is not a crime to look at such images. It is a crime toAlso, if I understand the UK law correctly, it's illegal to see/look at child porn pictures, so this is the crime he is admitting.