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Townshend sexually abused as child

The Who rocker Pete Townshend has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.

Townshend sexually abused as child

Mon, 02 Apr, 2007 - 19:28

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The Who rocker Pete Townshend has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.

In a new excerpt from his upcoming autobiography, Who He?, which the guitarist has posted on his blog PeteTownshendWhoHe.Blogspot.com, Townshend recalls he was forced to shower naked before two men when he was 10 years old - as part of a Sea Scouts initiation.

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