Tom O'Carroll

Tom O'Carroll
Born
Thomas Victor O'Carroll

1945 (age 78–79)[1]
Other namesTOC
Alma mater
Occupations
OrganizationPaedophile Information Exchange
Notable workPaedophilia: The Radical Case
Criminal chargeConspiring to corrupt public morals (1981), conspiring to distribute indecent photographs of children (2006)

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).

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]

  1. ^ a b "O'Carroll v United Kingdom, Application no. 35557/03 (European Court of Human Rights)". Council of Europe. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Irish paedophile faces sentencing in UK". 15 December 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Two jailed for child porn library". BBC News. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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  5. ^ "How a pro-paedophile group lobbied the government to legalise sex with children in the 70s and 80s". Yahoo News. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ Booth, Robert; Pidd, Helen (26 February 2014). "Lobbying by paedophile campaign revealed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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