 PIE logo 1974–1984 | |
| Formation | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1984 |
| Type | Disbanded |
| Purpose | |
| Headquarters | London |
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Key people | |
The Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) was a British pro-paedophile activist group, founded in October 1974 and officially disbanded in 1984.[2] The group campaigned for the abolition of the age of consent. It was described by the BBC in 2007 as "an international organisation of people who trade obscene material".[3]
Although it had a few women paedophiles as members, the organisation's membership was mainly young, professionally educated male paedophiles, including youth and care workers. Its membership in 1977 was around 250, mainly in London and the South East;[4] the same number for membership was also reported in 1981.[5]
- ^ "Labour suspends paedophilia rights campaigner Tom O'Carroll". BBC News. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Tom de Castella & Tom Heyden "How did the pro-paedophile group PIE exist openly for 10 years?", BBC News Magazine, 27 February 2014
- ^ "Paedophile campaigner is jailed". BBC. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
Joy was a member of the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), an international organisation of people who trade obscene material.
- ^ Mary Manning, "Should We Pity the Paedophiles?", Community Care, Autumn (1977). p. 17.
- ^ "British government accused of coverup in pornography case". The Fort Scott Tribune. London, UK. Associated Press. 16 March 1981. Retrieved 8 March 2020.