He has admitted to the charges, as you point out guest mink, which means he is guilty, no? Obviously, his legal counsel was wise to advise him to admit to it, as he was caught red handed. Combine that with his money and celebrity, and it is easy to see that he has gotten away with something pretty bad, IMO.

It was a tremendous disappointment to see these charges against him be brought, as a decades long fan of the Who. But I'm a fan of Townsend no more. I could care less about what people do with their sex lives. But child porn is whole different thing altogether, IMO.