[NYC GOP Chick]

Thought you might be interested... :)

[sushiman]

No surprise here , even if he was guilty ...

[tallhappy]

Townshend's fingerprints, photograph and a DNA sample will be taken by police, and he will be placed on a national register of sex offenders for five years.

I guess that's what they always do when they clear someone.

In a related story Jack the Ripper was cleared but as a precaution was hanged by the neck until dead.

Yes we have no bananas.

[jern]

But according to everyone on FR he was guilty?

[Contra]

I bet he was looking at pictures of young boys, that's probably why he got off, the gays cut him a break.

[steplock]

Easy to take care of this - it's called court - trial by jury so it's public - no sealed records.

[q_an_a]

This like the story of all those adults who abused kids in day care centers shows how a few words have become time bombs. It is useful to wait to see if the facts turn out to be fiction.

[Cosmo]

A "Quadrophenia is the best double album ever made" bump!

[TLBSHOW]

TLBSHOW right again!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/832839/posts

[TLBSHOW]

Story is breaking all over.......


http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=usa&q=pete+townshend

[cgk]

(snip...)

As part of the cautioning procedure, Townshend's fingerprints, photograph and a DNA sample will be taken by police, and he will be placed on a national register of sex offenders for five years

This doesn't exactly say "Cleared", imho... is this some kind of plea bargain?

[TLBSHOW]

ping

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/821928/posts

[fightu4it]

Naughty boy! Don't you do that again. Now stick that hand out here where I can slap it a good one.

[babble-on]

Bisexual, yeah maybe, but not a paedophile. Plenty of good rock music by bisexuals. Now I can listen to Slip Kid again without getting nauseous

[Prince Charles]

I'll bet Pete hopes he Won't Be Fooled Again....