Try reading the thread instead - Townshend was cleared of all charges.
That's not exactly true. The British Government agreed to let him off with a caution, in return for his pleading guilty of the crime. The child pornography charges are on Townshend's criminal record. His "research" excuse always sounded lame to me. Either you are using your credit card to put money in the pockets of child pornographers, or you are not. It's as simple as that.