(THE SUN) -- The Who's Pete Townshend has said his child abuse pics arrest saved his life — as it led him to discover he had bowel cancer.
Guitarist Townshend, 74, admitted using his credit card to access a sick website in 2003, although he downloaded no images.
He was given a police caution and put on the Sex Offenders Register for five years — claiming he was only trying to prove banks were complicit with vile online pedophile networks.
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