Nog steeds proberen actiegroepen in Amerika te voorkomen dat The Who op 7 februari tijdens de Superbowl speelt. Dat meldt RockRadio vandaag. Dit heeft te maken met de arrestatie van Pete in 2003.
Evin Daly, oprichter van Child Abuse Watch, schrijft aan de National Football League: "Inviting Townsend to play is a blatant disregard to the values of American families and a slap in the face to victims of child sexual abuse. . . I think there’s a chance the League would drop Pete and let the rest of the band perform. The Super Bowl is just not suitable for him".
Protect Our Children heeft inmiddels de douane en de immigratiedienst ingelicht en wil niet dat Townshend het land binnengelaten wordt. "We’re part of a coordinated effort to prevent Mr. Townsend from coming into this country. We acknowledge he was not convicted, but he was on (the UK) sex offenders’ list. In the United States, you’re on a sex offenders’ list for life. . . Why having Pete Townshend perform in what’s supposed to be a family show?"
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