Martin Lewis' impromptu webpage in support of Pete Townshend

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!! JANUARY 29, 2003

Internet Watchdog Group Confirms Townshend's Claim!

Pete Townshend's claim about his multiple contacts with Britain's primary Internet watchdog group - reporting child-porn websites that he wanted them to investigate - HAS BEEN CONFIRMED!

Initial media stories reported the group denying that Townshend had contacted them. The group has researched its records and discovered that Townshend's claims were 100% TRUE. They have located his multipe e-mails to them alerting them about websites they should be investigating.

Stories about this - including the watchdog group's retraction of its original statement and a corroboration of Townshend's claim can be found in media stories in Section E of this webpage (stories # 11, 12, 13 & 14).

Writer/producer Martin Lewis has been a friend of Pete Townshend for over 30 years. He has also worked with him as a producer.

Lewis is 100% convinced of the integrity of Pete Townshend. He is passionately vocal in his defense of Pete Townshend.

This webpage provides links to transcripts of recent broadcast interviews and links to press articles in which Lewis has spoken out in defense of Pete Townshend.

There is also a mini-biography of Lewis – which details the professional collaboration between Martin Lewis and Pete Townshend.

Lewis has also provided a link to an important exculpatory document. Pete Townshend's profoundly moving essay AGAINST child pornography - which Townshend first posted on his website a full year ago - in January 2002. A document which validates Townshend's claim that he has been actively campaigning on this issue for some time.

Last - but not least - Lewis has listed links to some recent articles in major publications which have sounded a caution about the tactics of smear and innuendo that have been used to besmirch the reputation of Pete Townshend and others.

A) TRANSCRIPTS OF BROADCAST APPEARANCES BY MARTIN LEWIS SPEAKING OUT IN DEFENSE OF PETE TOWNSHEND

1. CNN Headline News - Monday January 13th 2003
2. Fox News - "On The Record with Greta von Susteren" - Monday January 13th 2003
3. CNN - "Connie Chung" - Tuesday January 14th 2003

B) LINKS TO PRESS STATEMENTS BY MARTIN LEWIS SPEAKING OUT IN DEFENSE OF PETE TOWNSHEND

1. UPI news story - Monday January 13th 2003

C) MINI-BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LEWIS

D) LINK TO PETE TOWNSHEND'S ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY ESSAY FROM JANUARY 2002

E) LINKS TO RESPONSIBLE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES & EDITORIALS ABOUT THIS MATTER
(some of these links take you to newspaper websites where a one-time, free, simple registration is required to view the site contents)

1. Victims Of A Nudge-Nudge Culture - Commentary in the Guardian [UK] (January 18th 2003)
2. Calm The Witch Hunt - Editorial in the Guardian [UK] (January 18th 2003)
3. Queen Guitarist Standing With Townshend - News Story on Yahoo (January 18th 2003)
4. Can They See the Real Pete? - Article in Los Angeles Times (January 17th 2003)
5. Townshend Gets Colleagues' Support - News Story in NY Newsday (January 16th 2003)
6. A 'paedophile' witch-hunt? - Article in Living Abroad Magazine (January 17th 2003)
7. For Pete's sake - Article in online magazine Salon (January 17th 2003)
8. These witch-hunts are not doing us any good - Commentary in Daily Telegraph [UK] (January 17th 2003)
9. Pre-Teenage Wasteland - Commentary in online magazine Reason.com (January 15th 2003)
10. The Last Rock Hero - Commentary in The Natal Witness (South Africa) (January 16th 2003)
11. Post On Pete Townshend's website - Internet watchdog group confirming his research claim (January 29th 2003)
12. Townshend Says He Can Clear His Name - Report on People Magazine website (January 30th 2003)
13. Pete Townshend Says Internet Watchdog Backs His Child-Porn Alibi - Report on news website (January 30th 2003)
14. Townshend Could Have Proof To Clear His Name - Report on news website (January 31st 2003)
15. They Call Me the Seeker - Article by legendary 60's musician/writer Mick Farren (February 14th 2003)