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He also married a 15 year old. He's "fortunate" he passed away before Operation Yewtree [1] got going. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel#Personal_lif
by gadders 7y ago
He also married a 15 year old. He's "fortunate" he passed away before Operation Yewtree [1] got going.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel#Personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel#Personal_life
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yewtree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yewtree
- m0nty 7y agoMy understanding is he didn't realise she was 15 and the marriage ended when he found out.
- CositaS 7y agoThere's more to the story than that: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/john-peel-allegations-metoo-radio-1-jimmy-savile-a9097866.html https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/john-peel-allegations-m...
- m0nty 7y agoI didn't realise :( He joins a rather long list of people from my childhood and adolescence who have suddenly been diminished.
- gadders 7y agoSadly he got abused himself as well: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500254/In-his-own-words-the-teenage-rape-of-John-Peel.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500254/In-his-own-w...