Tom O'Carroll
British convicted paedophile advocate (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Victor O'Carroll (born 1945) is a British writer (with dual Irish[2]/British[1] citizenship) and pro-paedophile advocate.[3][4] O'Carroll is a former chairman of the now disbanded Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) and was at one time a prominent member of the International Paedophile and Child Emancipation (now known as Ipce).
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Born | Thomas Victor O'Carroll 1945 (age 78–79)[1] |
Other names | TOC |
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Organization | Paedophile Information Exchange |
Notable work | Paedophilia: The Radical Case |
Criminal charge | Conspiring to corrupt public morals (1981), conspiring to distribute indecent photographs of children (2006) |
During the 1970s, O'Carroll lobbied for the legalization of sexual activities between adults and children, as well as against the criminalization of child pornography, in the United Kingdom.[5][6]
He has been imprisoned for conspiring to corrupt public morals (1981)[7] and distribution of child pornography (2006).[3] In 2016, O'Carroll attempted to join the Labour Party but was expelled.[8]